1 Rankings2 Overview of Global Innovation Landscape Ⅰ Leading countries hold significant strengths in science, technology and innovation(STI) Ⅱ Asia, America and Europe remain the three pillars on the global innovation landscape Ⅲ Innovation development is closely related to economic strength and national will Ⅳ The eastward shift of the global STI center is increasingly evident Ⅴ China continues to move up its position on the global innovation landscape3 Innovation Resources Ⅰ Developed countries have strong capability of resource aggregation Ⅱ Major innovative countries possess substantial financial and talent resources Ⅲ China’s scale advantage in innovation resources is becoming more evident4 Knowledge Creation Ⅰ The gaps in knowledge creation among countries are relatively small Ⅱ Some developing countries and small European nations have relatively high efficiency in S&T paper output Ⅲ The US, Japan, the ROK, and China stand out in intellectual property creation Ⅳ China is in the global top ten on knowledge creation5 Enterprise Innovation Ⅰ The US and Japan lead in enterprise innovation capability Ⅱ The US and Israel have a clear advantage in the intensity of corporate R&D investment Ⅲ Major S&T countries excel in intellectual property creation and conversion Ⅳ China is in the first group on enterprise innovation capability6 Innovation Performance Ⅰ Countries exhibit a gradient pattern of distribution on innovation performance Ⅱ There are significant differences in the innovation levels between manufacturing and service industries across countries Ⅲ Developed countries have a clear advantage in green and low-carbon development Ⅳ China is in the middle of the second group on innovation performance7 Innovation Environment Ⅰ Economically advanced countries in Europe and America lead the ranking table Ⅱ Smaller countries like Switzerland and Finland have a more favorable policy environment Ⅲ Countries like the US and Israel have more flexible and efficient market mechanisms Ⅳ Countries like the Netherlands and Singapore have a vibrant entrepreneurial climate Ⅴ China needs further improvement on innovation environment8 Country Profil9 Appendixes Appendix Ⅰ NII assessment theories and methodology Appendix Ⅱ Definition of indicators Appendix Ⅲ Data sources