I am skeptical — at least initially — of any study suggesting the US is not the most innovative advanced economy, particularly among large economies. A new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation is a bit different.
Instead of just looking at how national policies affect innovation within countries, the ITIF analysis assesses national policies that contribute to and detract from innovation globally. Here are the top ten: 1) Finland, 2) Sweden, 3) UK, 4) Singapore, 5) Netherlands, 6) Denmark, 7) Belgium, 8) Ireland, 9) Austria, 10) United States.
