Kenya is now the second leading innovation hub in
sub-Saharan Africa, a new report shows.
According
to the World Intellectual Property Organisation, only South Africa ranks higher
than Kenya on matters innovation at position one, while Mauritius comes in
third.
"Since 2012, sub-Saharan Africa
has had more economies outperforming relatively well on innovation compared to
their level of economic development than any other region. This year, these
include Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, and Mozambique," reads the Global
Innovation Index (GII) 2019 in part.
The report ranks South Africa 63rd
globally, with Kenya coming at position 77 and Mauritius position 82.
According to the report, Switzerland is
the leading innovation hub in the world followed by Sweden and the US
respectively.
"This year, Rwanda makes
significant progress and ranks 94th, up five positions from 2018. It is the top
economy in the low-income group and shows a strong performance in capital
formation, ease of getting credit, firms offering formal training, and
high-technology imports," says the report.
Now its 12th edition, the GII is
co-published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property
Organisation.
It ranks 129 economies based on 80
indicators such as mobile-phone app creation and high-tech exports.
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