This study aims to identify the countries’ innovation factors that are determinant for them to achieve higher levels of development. In addition, the research identified which of these factors should be prioritized so the countries can move up in the rank of the most competitive.,The study used the indicators of innovation and the stage of development of 137 countries proposed by the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum and techniques of multivariate data analysis.,The results indicated that all the factors tested are determinant to lead the countries throughout their stages of development. The research highlights that the factors “Quality of scientific research institutions” and “Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent applications” should be equally prioritized for the countries’ development.,The results suggested that the factors Capacity for Innovation, Quality of Scientific Research Institutions, Company Spending on Research and Development (R&D), University–Industry Collaboration in R&D, Government Procurement of Advanced Technology Products, Availability of Scientists and Engineers and PCT Patent Applications are decisive for positioning countries in terms of their stage of development and should be part of their public policy and enterprises’ strategic planning.,The findings show that countries should prioritize the factors Quality of Scientific Research Institutions and PCT Patent Applications, as these factors, when acting together, predict the evolution to higher stages of development.

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国家发展创新的决定因素和优先因素

这项研究旨在确定对国家实现更高发展水平具有决定作用的创新因素。此外，研究还确定了应优先考虑哪些因素，以便使这些国家在竞争最激烈的国家中排名上升。该研究使用了《全球竞争力报告》提出的137个国家的创新指标和发展阶段由世界经济论坛和多变量数据分析技术所得出的结果表明，所测试的所有因素都决定了这些国家在整个发展阶段的领先地位。该研究强调，应将“科研机构的质量”和“专利合作条约（PCT）专利申请”因素同等优先用于各国的发展。