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

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On Thu, Jun 28, 2012, at 10:31 PM, Barrack Otieno wrote:

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
[1]http://www.globalinnovationindex.org.
For more information on the launch event and to watch it live on
3 July, visit [2]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 [3]www.internetsociety.org.
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1. http://www.globalinnovationindex.org/
2. http://www.insead.edu/global-innovation-index-2012
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