Kenya Drops Three Positions in Global Innovation Rankings - Kenyans.co.ke

Kenya dropped 3 positions to fertile astatine Position 88 globally successful the 2022 variation of the Global Innovations Rankings. 

According to a study by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released connected Saturday, December 24, Kenya's planetary fertile saw the state driblet to the sixth presumption among African countries. 

The study ranks Mauritius arsenic the astir precocious African state followed by South Africa, Tunisia, Morocco, and Botswana with Kenya closing the apical six group. 

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WIPO noted that Kenya's system scored 22.7 retired of a imaginable 100 points efficaciously ranking successful presumption 13 among the little middle-income countries crossed the world. 

Kenya was ranked up of its East African counterparts with Rwanda appearing astatine presumption 105 globally and presumption 11 successful Africa. 

Other African countries ranked successful the apical 10 connected the database see Egypt, Ghana, Namibia, and Senegal. 

WIPO ranked Switzerland arsenic the astir precocious state successful the satellite followed by the United States which bushed Sweden to the position. 

Switzerland scored 64.6 points, down from 65.5 points successful 2021 portion the U.S. improved its points tally from 61.3 successful 2021 to 61.8 points successful 2022. 

Other countries among the apical 10 astir precocious countries successful the satellite see Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Germany, Finland, and Denmark. 

The archetypal African state connected the list, Mauritius, was ranked successful presumption 45 globally with 34.4 points retired of a imaginable 100. 

The Global Innovation Index study is released annually by WIPO. 

The ranking comes conscionable days aft President William Ruto presided implicit his archetypal Jamhuri Day celebrations connected Monday, December 12, wherever the taxable revolved around technology and innovation. 

According to the president, innovation has the powerfulness to catalyze productivity, make gainful employment, and make wealthiness for Kenyans.

President William Ruto arriving successful a patrol Landrover astatine the Nyayo National Stadium during the Jamhuri Day Celebrations connected Monday, December 12, 2022

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