The 2012 Rhode Island Innovation Index: Benchmarking the RI Knowledge Economy is a comprehensive benchmarking report to measure and track over time Rhode Island's knowledge enterprise and innovation capacity. A joint project of the RI Science and Technology Advisory Council and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, the report uses twenty-three key indicators to paint a picture of how our state fares in important categories like R&D performance and patents issued that can be used as a tool by public and private leaders to make data driven decisions on how to grow and sustain a knowledge-based, innovation economy.
To read the original article: Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC) - Charting Rhode Island's Knowledge Economy Against Other States and the Nation
