The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou science & technology cluster has been ranked second for three consecutive years, according to the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022.
The World Intellectual Property Organization published the GII for this year on Sept. 29. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou S&T cluster was second only to the Tokyo-Yokohama region of Japan in terms of science and technology innovation.
The cluster ranking is based on the number of patient applications and published science and technology theses of relevant regions.