The launch of the 2019 edition of the Global Innovation Index is coming July 24. Which country will top the world-renowned annual ranking of economies’ innovation capacity and production? The report will be unveiled in New Delhi, India, by H.E. Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister for Commerce and Industry and Railways and WIPO Director General Francis Gurry. Join in via live webcast or social media: #gii2019.
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