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4 © Cleantech Switzerland Worldwide Leading Competitiveness.  Switzerland retains its 1st place position again this year  Strenghts: innovation and labor market efficiency scientific research institutions are among the world’s best high company spending on R&D 1Switzerland11Canada 2Sweden12Luxembourg 3United Kingdom13Iceland 4Netherlands14Israel 5United States15Germany 6Finland16Norway 7Hong Kong17New Zealand 8Singapore18Korea, Rep. 9Denmark19Austrialia 10Ireland20France Source: Global Innovation Index (GII) 2013

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