The World's Innovation
Economies, Indexed
We track 117 economies on the foundations that turn innovation potential into prosperity. Independent, transparent, evidence-backed: every score traces to its origin.
The World, Scored
The IEPA index scores economies across every region on the foundations that turn innovation potential into prosperity. Jump to a region, pinch or scroll to zoom, drag to spin, and select any market for its full profile.
The IEPA Framework
Our Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment scores every economy across six zones: four foundational capabilities, the flow of investment, and the prosperity outcomes they produce.
Innovation Capacity
R&D infrastructure, IP generation, technology transfer systems, and innovation policy frameworks that drive national competitiveness.
Entrepreneurship Capacity
Startup ecosystems, venture funding pipelines, founder talent development, and entrepreneurial culture cultivation.
Resilience
Economic diversification, institutional stability, regulatory adaptability, and crisis response mechanisms.
Alignment
Policy coherence, stakeholder coordination, international partnership integration, and strategic vision execution.
FDI Accelerator
How effectively an economy attracts and converts foreign direct investment: inflows relative to its size, investor confidence, and openness to capital.
Prosperity Outcomes
What the system actually delivers: income, growth, employment, and human development, the results every other zone exists to produce.
Service Pillars
Comprehensive capabilities spanning data intelligence, strategic advisory, convening, and digital tools, built on the index that scores the world's innovation economies.
Research & Data
Proprietary datasets, ecosystem scorecards, and market intelligence powering strategic decisions for governments and institutions across the world's innovation economies.
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Advisory
Bespoke advisory mandates for governments and corporates navigating emerging innovation markets, ecosystem design, and strategic transformation at scale.
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Events & Convenings
High-impact forums, roundtables, and summits that convene policymakers, investors, and innovators across the world's innovation economies.
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Digital Products
SaaS platforms, innovation dashboards, and real-time ecosystem intelligence tools built for strategic decision-makers across governments and institutions.
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Nine roles make a regional economy work. One operating system serves them all.
Governments
- Innovation policy frameworks
- National competitiveness roadmaps
- Ecosystem benchmarking
Corporations
- Market intelligence reports
- Strategic partnership mapping
- Innovation scouting
Investors
- Deal flow curation
- Market risk assessment
- Ecosystem due diligence
Universities
- IP strategy development
- Industry-academia bridges
- Talent pipeline design
Ecosystem Builders
- Program design & methodology
- Community architecture
- Impact measurement
Catalysts
- Bankable pipeline development
- Blended finance structuring
- Commercial capital crowd-in
Advisors
- Mandate placement
- Market due diligence
- Client-to-market routing
Builders
- Where-to-build intelligence
- Capital & customer matching
- Ecosystem support access
Talent
- Opportunity mapping
- Who-is-building visibility
- Market-to-market comparison
Latest Intelligence
Project Stargate, a $500 billion AI infrastructure initiative led by OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX, positions Texas as a major hub for next-generation AI development. The project represents a significant foreign direct investment and physical infrastructure commitment that will reshape regional economic development and technology leadership.
This mega-scale AI infrastructure investment directly aligns with IE's mission to attract transformative FDI and build regional prosperity through technology-driven economic development.
Read the sourceSingapore has opened its first high-end Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (FC-BGA) substrates manufacturing facility through a joint venture between TOPPAN Group and Broadcom, addressing critical global demand for advanced semiconductor components used in AI and networking devices. This FDI project represents a significant capability addition to Singapore's semiconductor ecosystem during a period of strong market demand.
This advanced manufacturing facility strengthens Singapore's position in the high-value semiconductor supply chain while demonstrating how strategic FDI can fill critical gaps in regional innovation ecosystems.
Read the sourceEli Lilly, a major American pharmaceutical company, has secured municipal approval in Katwijk to construct a $3 billion manufacturing facility. This represents a significant foreign direct investment and industrial expansion project in the Netherlands.
Large-scale FDI in advanced manufacturing signals regional economic development potential and demonstrates Katwijk's competitive positioning for attracting global corporate investment.
Read the sourceWhitespace Global is doubling its Northern Ireland headcount with 40 new high-quality jobs, strengthening the region's position in sovereign AI and scaling into a global platform business. The expansion represents significant FDI and demonstrates growing tech sector momentum in Northern Ireland.
Major AI company expansion creates immediate talent demand and positions Northern Ireland as a competitive hub for sovereign AI development, directly supporting regional economic diversification and tech ecosystem growth.
Read the sourceWhitespace Global, an AI company, is doubling its Northern Ireland workforce by creating 40 high-value jobs across software engineering, AI/ML, data engineering, and related technical roles. This FDI expansion strengthens the region's position in sovereign AI and advanced technology innovation.
Significant foreign direct investment in AI talent and innovation capacity directly supports regional economic development and positions Northern Ireland competitively in emerging technology markets.
Read the sourceThe World Bank explores how AI can drive productivity, private sector growth, and job creation in developing countries through practical, locally-adapted applications rather than cutting-edge models. The focus emphasizes affordable AI solutions designed for local languages, infrastructure, and business contexts as the primary opportunity for developing economies.
Developing countries' AI opportunity lies in practical, affordable, locally-adapted applications that can scale job creation rather than competing on advanced AI models.
Read the sourceThe Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Technology Innovation Agency have launched a 16-week pilot program to help 10 South African tech SMEs achieve investment readiness and access capital markets. The initiative directly addresses barriers to growth for early-stage technology companies by combining market access, investor connections, and capital sourcing support.
This program bridges the critical gap between tech innovation and investment capital, enabling regional SMEs to scale and contribute to broader economic development.
Read the sourceJ&K's Startup Policy 2024 has allocated funding to 25 startups and four incubators, signaling government commitment to deepening the regional innovation ecosystem. This policy-driven investment cycle demonstrates structured support for early-stage ventures and institutional capacity building in the region.
Government-backed startup funding and incubator support in J&K creates direct opportunities for ecosystem stakeholders to engage with emerging ventures and institutional partners in a maturing regional innovation landscape.
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innovation economies.
From national innovation strategies to investable pipelines, IE turns ecosystem potential into measurable prosperity, anchored to the index that scores it. Let's design the conditions where it thrives.