PANJIM: Goa has ranked third amongst eight Union Territories (UTs), Cities, States, small States in the first-ever innovation ranking of states – India Innovation Index 2019 released by NITI Ayog.
The Innovation Index developed on the lines of Global Innovation Index (GII), looks into the innovation ecosystem of Indian States and UTs to help policymakers design policies to drive innovation across regions.
The report was released by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar and Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant.
The ranking was done in three categories – ‘The Major States’, ‘North East and Hill States’ and ‘Union Territories (UTs)/City and Small States’.
The report, which has captured trends and done deep-drive analyses of various factors that drive innovation at the country, State and pillar levels, envisages helping policymakers and corporates identify some of the issues at a sustainable level in India.
The index has been grouped under two major heads, enablers and factors that will drive innovation in States and UTs, and performance that will measure the actual outcomes in the innovation competitiveness of States.
In terms of attracting investment, Goa was also amongst the top three regions in its category.
“For a country as large as India, innovation needs to be understood at the regional level for effective policy formulation. A policy just at the national level is not enough. Each State needs to formulate its own policy, based on its unique resources and strengths and which cater to their specific needs,” the report said.
“The first-ever India Innovation Index will help create a conducive ecosystem for innovation to flourish across the country. Such an index will not only help to devise their own strategy for fostering an innovation climate, it will also enable them to benchmark their performance with other States,” Kumar pointed out.
Amitabh Kant said that India Innovation Index is another initiative that has been launched by the Niti Aayog to analyse and enhance the innovation environment at the State level in India.
