The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the
Global Innovation Index 2020: Who will Finance
Innovation? on September 02, 20201. This
year, the GII rankings were topped by Switzerland, Sweden, U.S.,
U.K. and Netherlands while India, China, the Philippines, and Viet
Nam have been listed as the economies with most significant
progress in their GII innovation ranking over the years.
TOP 3 INNOVATION ECONOMIES BY REGION

Source: GII 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on Innovation
GII crucially analyses the impact of COVID-19 pandemic which has
impacted almost all walks of life and sectors. In this context the
report strongly words that COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an
unprecedented global economic shutdown which has severely hindered
the innovation worldwide. The report also states that the crisis
struck innovation when it was flourishing and the situation
requires for government support as well as collaborative models and
also continued private