The Report predicts that the coming five years will witness the five countries keep improving in national innovative competitiveness, with China and Russia maintaining their strong growth momentum, India growing at a moderate rate, and Brazil and South Africa gradually picking up speed and climbing out of the trough. It estimates that the five countries' national innovative competitiveness will be keeping steady growth by 2030. The General Reports part presents a comprehensive analysis of the current status and achievements of STI cooperation between China and other BRICS countries and proposes priority areas of BRICS STI cooperation to provide valuable decision inputs for the BRICS countries to accelerate the improvement of their national innovative competitiveness. The Country Reports part respectively analyzes and makes predictions on the national innovative competitiveness of the BRICS countries based on a survey of their STI development and STI cooperation within the BRICS framework. The Thematic Reports part focuses on four thematic areas closely related to STI, i.e. digital economy, financial inclusion, energy, and agriculture, and offers detailed analysis of the STI development and potential of the countries in relevant areas, providing additional inputs for a further understanding of the national innovative competitiveness of the BRICS countries.

The Report predicts that the coming five years will witness the five countries keep improving in national innovative competitiveness, with China and Russia maintaining their strong growth momentum, India growing at a moderate rate, and Brazil and South Africa gradually picking up speed and climbing out of the trough. It estimates that the five countries' national innovative competitiveness will be keeping steady growth by 2030. The General Reports part presents a comprehensive analysis of the current status and achievements of STI cooperation between China and other BRICS countries and proposes priority areas of BRICS STI cooperation to provide valuable decision inputs for the BRICS countries to accelerate the improvement of their national innovative competitiveness. The Country Reports part respectively analyzes and makes predictions on the national innovative competitiveness of the BRICS countries based on a survey of their STI development and STI cooperation within the BRICS framework. The Thematic Reports part focuses on four thematic areas closely related to STI, i.e. digital economy, financial inclusion, energy, and agriculture, and offers detailed analysis of the STI development and potential of the countries in relevant areas, providing additional inputs for a further understanding of the national innovative competitiveness of the BRICS countries.

This substantial new report examines the level of economic innovation in 100 countries around the world. Written by a team of leading Chinese academics and researchers, it offers an in-depth assessment of the aspects and types of innovations and strategic trends to help establish each nation's innovation competitiveness level. Report on World Innovation Competitiveness Development (2001-2012) is organised into four key sections: Part one is devoted to theories and methods, examining the technical elements and characteristics of national innovative competitiveness. It establishes the world innovative competitiveness evaluation index system and mathematics model, outlining a comprehensive national innovative competitiveness analysis framework. Part two evaluates each of the 100 countries, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of each country's innovative competitiveness. Part three reveals the different types and levels of innovative development through comparative analysis and a clear evaluation of each of the 100 countries. Part four supplies an appendix of the national innovation competitive evaluation scores for each country, alongside material that demonstrates how these scores have evolved from 2001 to the present day.