Innovation Insights Blog
Each month, we take a deep dive into one determinant of innovation that constitutes the Global Innovation Index (GII), often together with the GII data collaborators. In this blog series, we unveil unique Innovation Insights, untangling the complexities, and driving forces of the most up-and-coming innovation nations.
Robotics Industry Doubles since 2015
May 29, 2024
Corporate Intangible Assets Grew to USD 61.9 trillion in 2023
February 28, 2024
Unpacking the GII2023 Science and Technology Cluster Raking
November 23, 2023
Unraveling the Rise of Unicorns: The Billion-Dollar Innovators
October 31, 2023
Global Brand Value Surges to $13 Trillion: the US Dominates with Nearly Half the Market
October 2, 2024
Discover how the world’s top 5,000 brands surged past $13 trillion in value despite global challenges. Learn why U.S. brands dominate the market, with nearly half the total value, as China, India, and others rise.
Unpacking the GII2024 S&T Cluster Results: Exploring Patent Technologies and Global Collaborations
August 30, 2024
The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024 ranks the world's top 100 science and technology (S&T) clusters, emphasizing their important contribution to national innovation systems.
Cross-border Payments for the Use of Intellectual Property (IP) surpass 1 trillion US Dollars in 2022, a record high
June 28, 2024
This growing global trade in IP reflects how global production has been re-organized over the past decades. Which economy exports the most IP and who leads on IP revenues with the largest share of total trade?
Robotics Industry Doubles since 2015
May 29, 2024
Based on new figures from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), this article provides a sneak preview of what will be included in our the next GII Global Innovation Tracker 2024 release on September 26 this year.
R&D spending by the top 2,500 R&D spenders crossed the €1.3 trillion mark in 2022
April 30, 2024
Amidst rapid technological advancements and evolving innovation trends, companies are boosting R&D investments to maintain a competitive edge.
Resurgence of Global Cinema: 2022 and 2023 witness forceful comeback but still shy of pre-pandemic norms
March 28, 2024
The global movie industry is rebounding fast from the COVID-19 pandemic, with growth in film production driven by India, Türkiye and Spain even as new cinematic output and box office revenues still lag their position at the end of the last decade.
Corporate Intangible Assets Grew to USD 61.9 trillion in 2023
February 28, 2024
Global corporate intangible value increased by 8% in 2023, after a sharp decline in 2022. The most intangible asset-intensive economies are the US, Ireland, Denmark, the UK, and France. India, Türkiye, Indonesia, Mexico and China rank among the top 20.
High-Tech Trade Declines Amid Global Trade Slowdown and Reconfiguring Global Value Chains in 2023
January 25, 2024
China’s high-tech exports decline, while US and European exports are growing; India and Indonesia are among the fast-growing high-tech exporters. Exports of electric vehicles and medical technologies are booming.
Venture Capital in 2023: Dollars Dwindle, but Number of Deals Sealed Stand Strong
December 19, 2023
After the venture capital (VC) boom during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, and signs of weaknesses in 2022, the widespread fear was one of a severe VC downturn in 2023.
Unpacking the GII2023 Science and Technology Cluster Raking
November 23, 2023
Most top-ranked clusters such as Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou and San Jose-San Francisco specialize in information technology; Basel and Singapore have the highest share of foreign collaboration.