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Speaking at the launch of the Global Innovation Index 2013 at the High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Geneva, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, “This year’s Global Innovation Index shows that the face of innovation in the twenty-first century is changing. Innovation is increasingly open, collaborative and international.” CH UNTV
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STORY: GENEVA / GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2013
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FILE – RECENT, PALAIS DES NATIONS, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

1. Wide shot, exterior of Palais des Nations, Geneva

1 JULY 2013, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Information and communications technologies power new businesses and create jobs, enrich cultural lives and drive social movements. Again and again, we are reminded of the important role of science, technology and innovation, as well as culture, in advancing health, education, sustainable energy and other development challenges.”
3. Cutaway, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“This year’s Global Innovation Index shows that the face of innovation in the twenty-first century is changing. Innovation is increasingly open, collaborative and international. As the international community works to develop the post-2015 development agenda, we must continue to harness the transformative power of science, technology and innovation. As the theme of the Global Innovation Index implies, innovation must be locally adapted and build on home-grown knowledge and expertise. Science, technology and innovation will play a key role in driving sustainable development.”
5. Cutaway, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Francis Gurry, Director-General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO):
“It is through innovation that we are able to overcome many of the challenges that confront our society. Our capacity to improve health outcomes, especially in relation to new threats, depends on innovation in drugs and treatments. Our ability to ensure food security will depend on innovation in new plant varieties with higher yields and better characteristics of drought- and pest-resistance. And our capacity to move to a greener economy and to overcome the threat of climate change will depend on innovation in clean energy and a host of other new or improved technologies.”
7. Cutaway, delegate
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Francis Gurry, Director-General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO):
“Like most things, the capacity to innovate is not shared evenly throughout the world. Unlike primary resources such as petroleum, however, which a country either has or does not have as a permanent feature of its existence, the capacity to innovate can be acquired.”
9. Wide shot, conference room

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The Global Innovation Index 2013 was published today, with Switzerland taking the top position for the third year running, followed by Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States.

The report found that research and development spending levels were surpassing 2008 levels in most countries and successful local hubs are thriving.

Speaking at the launch of the Global Innovation Index 2013 at the High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Geneva, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that this year’s Global Innovation Index showed that the face of innovation in the twenty-first century was changing.

Ban added that “Science, technology and innovation will play a key role in driving sustainable development.”

Also attending the launch, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Francis Gurry, said that it was through innovation that many challenges are able to be overcome many of the challenges that confront our society.

He said, “Our capacity to improve health outcomes, especially in relation to new threats, depends on innovation in drugs and treatments. Our ability to ensure food security will depend on innovation in new plant varieties with higher yields and better characteristics of drought- and pest-resistance. And our capacity to move to a greener economy and to overcome the threat of climate change will depend on innovation in clean energy and a host of other new or improved technologies.”

The Index, published by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), looked at 142 economies around the world, using 84 indicators including the quality of top universities, availability of microfinance and venture capital deals – gauging both innovation capabilities and measurable results.

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