[kictanet] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society Highlights the Internet as an Unparalleled Platform for Innovation in The Global Innovation Index 2012

[Barrack Otieno]

Internet Society Highlights the Internet as an Unparalleled Platform for
Innovation in The Global Innovation Index 2012

GII 2012, Co-Published by INSEAD and World Intellectual Property
Organization, to be launched at one-day event, 3 July in Geneva

[Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland -- 28 June 2012] -- Internet
Society President and Chief Executive Officer, Lynn St. Amour, authored a
chapter for The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2012 that highlights the
Internet as an unprecedented catalyst for innovation and change. The GII,
co-published by INSEAD, the leading international business school, and the
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized agency of
the United Nations, recognizes the role of innovation as a driver of
economic growth and prosperity to both developed and emerging economies.

In its fifth edition, the GII is an innovation-based ranking of 141
countries that has evolved into a benchmarking tool to facilitate
public-private dialogue, whereby policymakers, business leaders, and other
stakeholders can evaluate progress on a continual basis. In 2011, Ms. St.
Amour joined the GII Advisory Board, a select group of international
practitioners and experts who bring unique knowledge and skills in the
realm of innovation.

Ms. St. Amour authored a chapter for the GII 2012, titled “The Internet: An
Unprecedented and Unparalleled Platform for Innovation and Change.”  The
Internet has become integral to business, communication, education, and
community building, as well as an essential tool in social life, empowering
individuals and communities in ways previously unimagined.  These linkages
create unparalleled opportunity by facilitating and encouraging creativity
and collaboration. This chapter explores how the evolution of the open,
global Internet inspires technological, societal, and knowledge innovation.

The launch of the GII 2012 will be held at WIPO headquarters in Geneva on 3
July, 2012. The event will focus on the theme of "Stronger Innovation
Linkages for Global Growth," with an emphasis on the changing geography and
best practices for innovation in the context of a prolonged economic crisis.

For more details on the GII 2012, visit http://www.globalinnovationindex.org
.
For more information on the launch event and to watch it live on 3 July,
visit www.insead.edu/global-innovation-index-2012

About the Internet Society
The Internet Society is the trusted independent source for Internet
information and thought leadership from around the world. With its
principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the Internet
Society promotes open dialogue on Internet policy, technology, and future
development among users, companies, governments, and other organizations.
Working with its members and Chapters around the world, the Internet
Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the Internet for
everyone. For more information, visit www.internetsociety.org.


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