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GENEVA, Sept 20 — The Covid-19 pandemic sped up the shift of innovation from Europe and North America towards Asia, UN world rankings showed today. The Global Innovation Index 2021, from the United Nations’ World Intellectual Property Organisation, showed surging performances by South Korea and China. “The pandemic has accelerated the long-term geographical shift of innovation activities toward Asia, even if Northern America and Europe continue to host some of the world’s leading innovators,” said WIPO. While the top four in the global rankings remained the same as last year — with Switzerland leading for the 11th year running followed...
