Brazil gained three positions in an annual innovation ranking, but remains far from the top, ranking 54th. This is what the 2022 edition of the IGI (Global Innovation Index) points out.
This year’s survey, with data analysis from 2021, was released this Thursday (29). The IGI covers 132 economies.
The publication is made by the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) in partnership with the Portulans Institute and has the support of entities such as the CNI (National Confederation of Industry).
“The improvement in ranking, however, does not mean that the country is well on the innovation agenda, since investments in the area have fallen every year and the Brazilian position is seven houses below the best mark achieved – the 47th place in 2011″, says the CNI in a note.
The IGI 2022 is calculated from the average of two sub-indices. The first is called innovation inputs. In this sub-index, the elements of the economy that facilitate and enable the development of innovative activities are analyzed.
There are five pillars: institutions, human capital and research, infrastructure, market sophistication and business sophistication.
The second sub-index, of innovation products, aims to capture the effective result of innovative practices. It is divided into two pillars: knowledge and technology products and creative products.
According to the CNI, although Brazil dropped two positions in the specific ranking of innovation inputs (from 56th to 58th), it rose six in the list of results (from 59th to 53rd), which explains the overall improvement.
“This means that, in relation to investments in innovation, Brazil has worsened. However, it is as if the agents of the Brazilian ecosystem had done more with less and obtained better results, despite the drop in inputs/investment”, says Gianna Sagazio, innovation director at CNI.
In the entity’s view, the “lack of a consolidated public policy” for this area generates insecurity and delays. “If there were permanent investments in innovation, which is not the case, Brazil could be a power in innovation”, says Sagazio.
Only one Latin American nation is in the top 50 of the IGI. This is Chile, which occupied the 50th place in the general ranking. Brazil (54th) is the region’s next economy, followed by Mexico (58th).
“Chile performs well in higher education enrollments and new companies. Brazil has made important advances in innovation products, especially in creative products such as intangible assets and online creativity, as well as in trademark registration and mobile application creation”, points to the IGI.
The top ten countries in the overall index are: Switzerland, the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, South Korea, Singapore, Germany, Finland and Denmark. The indicator was created in 2007.
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