Geneva - China joined the list of the 25 most innovative economies in the world for the first time, thanks to investments in education, research and development, which resulted in new patents and licenses, said a study on Monday.
The second largest economy in the world is taking the gap with the traditional powers of innovation, which was led this year by Switzerland, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States showed the World Intellectual Property Organization's annual report, the UN agency, Insead Business School and Cornell University.
More than 100 countries are classified according to 82 indicators of innovation, critical to guide growth in a globalized and competitive world, he said "The Global Innovation Index 2016".
The change in China is that the middle-income country joined the top 25.
"Of course this (China's performance a) complies with all the developments we have seen in China in recent years, including the current huge emphasis on innovation as an important transition component of the Chinese economy 'made in China' to 'created in China, "said the director general of WIPO, Francis Gurry told a news conference.
China innovation indicators show a "consistent and steady improvement," Gurry said, adding that "there is no reason to believe that this will not continue."
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