Study: US Seventh Most Innovative Country In The World

Graham Webster | July 8, 2011, 9:35AM

The United States is the seventh most innovative country in the world, according to a new study.

The Global Innovation Index, published by the international business school INSEAD, rates the United States behind Switzerland (first place,) Sweden, Singapore, Hong Kong, Finland and Denmark.

Measuring innovation is no simple task, said Robert Atkinson, president of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, a Washington-based think tank. But one thing is clear: "The U.S. is not number one," Atkinson said.