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
OpenAI is establishing its first Applied AI Lab outside the US in Singapore with a S$300 million investment, creating over 200 specialized AI roles. The expansion reflects Singapore's maturation from AI experimentation to real-world deployment across enterprises, with Forward-Deployed Engineers supporting business integration of AI into complex systems.
This major FDI signals Singapore's emergence as a regional AI hub and creates immediate opportunities for ecosystem stakeholders to access world-class AI capabilities and talent.
Read the sourceFoyle Food Group is investing £15m in its Omagh facility to modernize production through automation, enhanced packing technology, and automated warehousing, supported by the Agri-Food Investment Initiative. The project includes comprehensive workforce skills development programs to enhance long-term competitiveness and operational efficiency.
This FDI-backed capital investment demonstrates how targeted agri-food sector support drives productivity gains, technology adoption, and workforce upskilling in regional economies.
Read the sourceNamibia's investment promotion board has successfully facilitated 6,600 jobs with 22,000 additional jobs projected from 94 investment projects in the pipeline. This demonstrates significant progress in attracting foreign direct investment and driving economic development in the region.
Large-scale FDI pipeline activity indicates strong momentum for regional job creation and economic prosperity that directly aligns with IE's mission to drive inclusive growth.
Read the sourceEricsson is relocating its Athlone R&D facility to a new state-of-the-art campus on the IDA Ireland site, following a EUR 200 million three-year R&D investment commitment supported by the Irish Government. The facility will house global R&D teams focused on AI-driven telecom network capabilities.
This major FDI commitment demonstrates how targeted government support and quality infrastructure attract high-value R&D investment and advanced technology capabilities to regional economies.
Read the sourceMongolia has developed a unified 2026-2028 investment plan to attract, protect, and support foreign direct investment, with five strategic pillars aimed at improving the investment environment and safeguarding investor interests. This comprehensive policy framework directly addresses FDI attraction and ecosystem development in a regional market.
Mongolia's coordinated FDI strategy creates structured opportunities for investors and signals government commitment to improving investment conditions, making it relevant for IE's stakeholders operating in or targeting the region.
Read the sourceThe World Bank Group's 2026 Bangkok Meetings addressed the critical challenge of creating 400 million jobs for 1.2 billion young people globally. The article highlights five key takeaways emphasizing that jobs are the primary goal, requiring strategic investment in infrastructure, health, education, and technology to convert development resources into economic opportunities.
Countries must strategically align infrastructure, education, health, and technology investments to bridge the massive gap between youth population growth and job creation opportunities.
Read the sourceGerman Chancellor Merz and Nvidia CEO Huang discuss transforming German industry through advanced manufacturing and AI integration at an investment summit. The article highlights a strategic partnership vision between government and tech leadership to modernize German factories and industrial capabilities.
Germany's industrial future depends on immediate adoption of AI and advanced manufacturing technologies, with Nvidia positioning itself as a critical partner in this transformation.
Read the sourceIDA Ireland's CEO discusses how artificial intelligence is reshaping corporate innovation, competition, investment patterns, and workforce dynamics in Ireland. The article emphasizes Ireland's opportunity to attract next-generation AI investment while managing associated risks, positioning the country as a leading AI hub.
Ireland's regional prosperity depends on strategically capturing AI investment and innovation opportunities while proactively addressing workforce and competitive risks.
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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.