{"id":64020,"date":"2026-10-12T12:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T07:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=64020"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:12:26","slug":"global-innovation-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/global-innovation-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Innovation Index 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Global Innovation Index 2026 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, Government of India hosted the Second meeting of the UN Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems (GI-AI4FS).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Global Innovation Index 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a ranking of countries as per their <\/span><b>success and capacity in innovation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was first launched in 2007, and has become the leading global benchmark for measuring and comparing innovation performance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is published yearly by the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/world-intellectual-property-organization\/\" target=\"_blank\">World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>recognized by the UN General Assembly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as an authoritative reference for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It tracks global innovation trends through investment patterns, technological progress, adoption rates, and socioeconomic impacts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Highlights of Global Innovation Index 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 19th edition of the GII ranks the <\/span><b>innovation performance of 139 economies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, maps the world\u2019s top 100 innovation clusters, and tracks the main global innovation trends.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the 16th consecutive year, <\/span><b>Switzerland<\/b> <b>is the most innovative economy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2026 followed by <\/span><b>Sweden and the United States.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Republic of Korea and Singapore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> consolidate 4th and 5th place respectively, <\/span><b>China remains 10th, Japan holds 12th <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Hong Kong, China climbs to 14th.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India ranks <\/span><b>38th among the 139 economies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> featured in the GII 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India ranks <\/span><b>1st among the 36 Lower middle-income group<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> economies and among the 11 economies in Central and Southern Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/upsc-current-affairs\/upsc-essentials\/knowledge-nugget-global-innovation-index-2026-india-key-highlights-upsc-10916341\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Innovation Index 2026 is a ranking of countries as per their success and capacity in innovation. 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