DUBAI — The World Business/INSEAD Global Innovation Index 2007, places the United Arab Emirates 14th in the global list of nations way ahead of the Asian economies India and China who have been ranked 23 and 29 respectively. Kuwait is the only other GCC country on the list and is ranked at number 30 among the 107 countries.
INSEAD said UAE has benefited from government leadership explicitly designed and implemented to attract skilled workers and technology-intensive companies.