China Taking Over the Tech World? Not So Fast…
China has made great strides in the tech world over the last decade, particularly in the technology sector. Internet companies like Baidu, Sina, and Alibaba are recognizable names on the global stage, as are China Mobile and Huawei in the mobile space.
But for those of you who subscribe to the narrative that China is taking over the technology world, a new report suggests that notion might be wrong. Or at the very least premature.
ここ十年で、中国は、技術世界において、大きな飛躍を果たした。それは、とくにテクノロジーの分野でなされた。BaiduやSinaやAlibabaといったインターネット会社は国際的に名前が知られているし、モバイルの分野ではChina MobileやHuaweiが有名である。
しかし、中国がテクノロジーの世界を乗っ取りつつあるという話に同意する人に対して、その考えがまちがっているかもしれないことを示唆する、あるいは、早計であることを示唆する報告がある。
The study was conducted by the Martin Prosperity Institute, and it identifies technology, talent, and tolerance as factors that “shape long-run prosperity.” It then used these factors to make a Global Creative Index. Sweden, the US, and Finland hold the top three spots, with New Zealand and Singapore as the only APAC regions in the top ten at sixth and ninth respectively. Of the 82 nations in the study, India and China were rated 50th and 58th respectively. You can view the top 25 below:
The report also examined factors like R&D investment, researchers per capita, innovation (measured in patents per capita). It combines these factors into a Global Technology Index, in which Finland, Japan, and the US top the rankings. As for other Asian nations, Korea comes in eighth spot, while Singapore comes in tenth. As for China and India, again they’re much further down the list in 30th and 42nd respectively.
These numbers make for an interesting contrast with the figure that we regularly publish here on China and India. There’s no denying the size and potential of those markets of course. But it’s important to keep in mind the many other factors that play a role in a nation’s success in the tech space.
For more information on the report, stay tuned over on The Atlantic where they’ll be publishing more about the findings this week.