Just read this at one of the sources I follow, and thought I would share it here. Definitely not surprised to see US at top, am surprised to see south Korea ranked lower than some of the other countries, cant se ethe reason for why kuwait and china are right by each other. and may just take knock some reality into Pakistanis regarding they stand as a nation in this assessment.
some choice countries that are ranked higher than us, countries we dont hear a lot about, and we dont talk a lot about, and media does not go on about them. It appears they are doing stuff that we should be following. The world is bigger the US, israel, India, Iraq, Afghanistan and the usual crap passing as news that pollutes our airwaves and papers.
33 Chile 3.03
35 Slovak Republic 2.97
37 Mexico 2.88
42 Malta 2.82
43 Slovenia 2.81
44 Barbados 2.79
46 Cyprus 2.73
47 Lithuania 2.71
50 Latvia 2.67
51 Costa Rica 2.66
52 Jamaica 2.63
53 Jordan 2.61
57 Colombia 2.50
58 El Salvador 2.49
61 Kazakhstan 2.45
64 Azerbaijan 2.40
65 Vietnam 2.38
67 Uruguay 2.37
68 Guatemala 2.36
69 Peru 2.35
70 Dominican Republic 2.29
72 Nigeria 2.27
Global Innovation Index GII 2007 by The World Business/INSEAD 07-024
The World’s Top Innovators
Globalisation has pushed innovation to the top of the agenda, but which countries respond best to the new challenges?
Now INSEAD and World Business magazine have developed the Global Innovation Index (GII) to measure which nations and regions respond best to the challenge of innovation and the shock of the new.
2007 Ranking The World’s Top Innovators
Rank Country Score*
1 US 5.80
2 Germany 4.89
3 UK 4.81
4 Japan 4.48
5 France 4.32
6 Switzerland 4.16
7 Singapore 4.10
8 Canada 4.06
9 Netherlands 3.99
10 Hong Kong 3.97
11 Denmark 3.95
12 Sweden 3.90
13 Finland 3.85
14 UAE 3.81
15 Belgium 3.77
16 Luxembourg 3.72
17 Australia 3.71
18 Israel 3.68
19 South Korea 3.67
20 Iceland 3.66
21 Ireland 3.66
22 Austria 3.64
23 India 3.57
24 Italy 3.48
25 Norway 3.48
26 Malaysia 3.47
27 Spain 3.38
28 New Zealand 3.35
29 China 3.21
30 Kuwait 3.14
31 Estonia 3.12
32 Czech Republic 3.10
33 Chile 3.03
34 Thailand 3.01
35 Slovak Republic 2.97
36 Hungary 2.88
37 Mexico 2.88
38 South Africa 2.87
39 Portugal 2.86
40 Brazil 2.84
41 Tunisia 2.84
42 Malta 2.82
43 Slovenia 2.81
44 Barbados 2.79
45 Turkey 2.75
46 Cyprus 2.73
47 Lithuania 2.71
48 Indonesia 2.71
49 Greece 2.69
50 Latvia 2.67
51 Costa Rica 2.66
52 Jamaica 2.63
53 Jordan 2.61
54 Russian Federation 2.60
55 Croatia 2.59
56 Poland 2.53
57 Colombia 2.50
58 El Salvador 2.49
59 Panama 2.47
60 Mauritius 2.46
61 Kazakhstan 2.45
62 Romania 2.44
63 Argentina 2.41
64 Azerbaijan 2.40
65 Vietnam 2.38
66 Philippines 2.38
67 Uruguay 2.37
68 Guatemala 2.36
69 Peru 2.35
70 Dominican Republic 2.29
71 Sri Lanka 2.27
72 Nigeria 2.27
73 Pakistan 2.24
74 Egypt 2.24
75 Ukraine 2.24
76 Morocco 2.23
77 Venezuela 2.22
78 Kenya 2.22
79 Namibia 2.21
80 Tanzania 2.14
81 Bulgaria 2.12
82 Moldova 2.11
83 Algeria 2.11
84 Burkina Faso 2.10
85 Mongolia 2.08
86 Armenia 2.07
87 Macedonia 2.06
88 Uganda 2.05
89 Bosnia & Herzegovina 2.05
90 Ecuador 2.03
91 Honduras 2.02
92 Nicaragua 2.01
93 Georgia 2.00
94 Tajikistan 1.95
95 Cambodia 1.94
96 Cameroon 1.92
97 Guyana 1.84
98 Bangladesh 1.82
99 Nepal 1.79
100 Albania 1.78
101 Kyrgyzstan 1.76
102 Bolivia 1.72
103 Mozambique 1.72
104 Ethiopia 1.71
105 Lesotho 1.68
106 Paraguay 1.66
107 Angola 1.53
http://smarteconomy.typepad.com/smart_economy/2007/01/global_innovati.html
http://www.worldbusinesslive.com/subscribe/625441/section/home/
so lets spend 50 more years and then we’ll start thinking of less important issues.
… how come I forgot the religion column in the passport - am so not a good citizen.