Kimani .F. Goddard
Feb 7, 20201 min
WIPO's Global Innovation Index has become an important policy document for measuring the technology and IP registration achievements of innovative enterprises among the Organisation's member states. The 2019 GII recorded a marked slow-down in research an development expenditure in the traditional high performing, driving global technology innovation. The study also captured increased protectionism in IP intensive industries. Despite protectionism and falling R&D expenditure, the usual high performers Switzerland, Sweden and the United states remained among the top 10. Read the index results below.
WIPO Global Innovation Index 2019: https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4434