年全球創新指數發佈 中國首次躋身25強
China becomes the first middle-income country to join the ranks of the world's 25 most-innovative economies, according to the Global Innovation Index (GII) released last Monday.
據上週一發布的全球創新指數顯示，中國成爲首個躋身世界最具創新力經濟體25強的中等收入國家。The country's improved performance has notched the 17th place in "innovation quality", an indicator that looks at the caliber of universities, number of scientific publications and international patent filings.
中國的創新表現有所改善，在"創新質量"方面排名第17，這是個考量高校水平、科學出版物數量和國際專利申請量的指標。This makes China the leader among middle-income economies for this indicator, followed by India which has overtaken Brazil, according to the report jointly released by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
根據康奈爾大學、英士國際商學院和世界知識產權組織聯合發佈的這一份報告，這使得中國成爲中等收入經濟體中該指標的領先者，緊隨其後的是已經超過巴西的印度。
Despite China's rise, an "innovation divide" persists between developed and developing countries amid increasing awareness among policymakers that fostering innovation is crucial to a vibrant, competitive economy.
儘管中國排名上升，隨着決策者越來越意識到加強創新是一個經濟體充滿活力、競爭力的關鍵，發達國家與發展中國家在創新方面仍存在差距。Switzerland, Sweden and the UK again occupied the top three slots in the ranking. Fifteen of the top 25 economies in the GII come from Europe.
瑞士、瑞典、英國再次佔據榜單前三名。全球創新指數25強經濟體中，有15個來自歐洲。And among the GII 2016 leaders, four economies — Japan, the US, the UK, and Germany— stand out in innovation quality.
2016年全球創新指數排名靠前的經濟體中，日本、美國、英國、德國在創新質量方面表現突出。"Investing in innovation is critical to raising long-term economic growth," said WIPO Director General Francis Gurry. "In this current economic climate, uncovering new sources of growth and leveraging the opportunities raised by global innovation are priorities for all stakeholders."
世界知識產權組織總幹事弗朗西斯·居里表示：“投資創新是提高長期經濟增長的關鍵。在當前的經濟形勢下，發現新的增長來源並利用全球創新所帶來的機會是所有利益相關者的優先事項。”Statistics show global research and development expenditure grew at an annual pace of approximately seven percent before 2009, but slowed down to four percent in 2014
統計數據顯示，在2009年之前，全球研發支出以每年約7%的速度增長，但在2014年放緩了4%。"Investing in improving innovation quality is essential for closing the innovation divide," said Soumitra Dutta, dean of Cornell College of Business and co-editor of the report.
康乃爾大學商學院院長兼該報告的合著者蘇米特拉·達塔表示：“在提高創新素質上面投資是 縮小創新鴻溝的關鍵。”
