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.

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    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.

    117
    Economies Scored
    6
    Index Factors
    7
    Regions
    2024
    Latest Vintage
    Proprietary Framework

    The IEPA Framework

    Our Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment scores every economy across six zones: the four foundational capabilities below, investment flow, and real prosperity outcomes.

    01

    Innovation Capacity

    R&D infrastructure, IP generation, technology transfer systems, and innovation policy frameworks that drive national competitiveness.

    02

    Entrepreneurship Capacity

    Startup ecosystems, venture funding pipelines, founder talent development, and entrepreneurial culture cultivation.

    03

    Resilience

    Economic diversification, institutional stability, regulatory adaptability, and crisis response mechanisms.

    04

    Alignment

    Policy coherence, stakeholder coordination, international partnership integration, and strategic vision execution.

    What We Do

    Service Pillars

    Comprehensive capabilities spanning data intelligence, strategic advisory, convening, and digital tools, built on the index that scores the world's innovation economies.

    01

    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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    02

    Advisory

    Bespoke advisory mandates for governments and corporates navigating emerging innovation markets, ecosystem design, and strategic transformation at scale.

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    03

    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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    Our Stakeholders

    Who We Serve

    Nine roles make a regional economy work. One operating system serves them all.

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    Government icon

    Governments

    National innovation strategies & policy design
    • Innovation policy frameworks
    • National competitiveness roadmaps
    • Ecosystem benchmarking
    02
    Corporate icon

    Corporations

    Market entry & innovation partnerships
    • Market intelligence reports
    • Strategic partnership mapping
    • Innovation scouting
    03
    Investor icon

    Investors

    Global market opportunity mapping
    • Deal flow curation
    • Market risk assessment
    • Ecosystem due diligence
    04
    University icon

    Universities

    Research commercialization & tech transfer
    • IP strategy development
    • Industry-academia bridges
    • Talent pipeline design
    05
    Ecosystem Builder icon

    Ecosystem Builders

    Accelerators, hubs & community design
    • Program design & methodology
    • Community architecture
    • Impact measurement
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    Catalyst icon

    Catalysts

    Catalytic capital & blended finance
    • Bankable pipeline development
    • Blended finance structuring
    • Commercial capital crowd-in
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    Advisor icon

    Advisors

    Site selection, FDI advisory & deal origination
    • Mandate placement
    • Market due diligence
    • Client-to-market routing
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    Builder icon

    Builders

    Founders deciding where & with whom to build
    • Where-to-build intelligence
    • Capital & customer matching
    • Ecosystem support access
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    Talent icon

    Talent

    Operators & specialists choosing their next ecosystem
    • Opportunity mapping
    • Who-is-building visibility
    • Market-to-market comparison
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