Innovation

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This measurement area looks at company support for open standards and open source that help to drive innovation; investment in bottom-up innovation; cooperation on innovative big data solutions for sustainable development; and inclusivity and ethical considerations in product development.

Innovation is a critical enabling mechanism for developing hardware, software and services for all that facilitate safe, affordable and high quality access. Further, innovation drives the creation of new digital technologies with cross-cutting potential to accelerate achievement of the SDGs. COVID-19 highlighted innovative solutions companies developed for dealing with the pandemic.

Ranking table

 Total score out of 100 Access out of 2 Skills out of 2 Use out of 2 Innovation out of 2
1 Microsoft
Total score 64.5 /100
Innovation 2.0 /2
Access 0.9 /2
Skills 0.7 /2
Use 1.6 /2
Innovation 2.0 /2
2 Telefonica
Total score 89.5 /100
Innovation 1.9 /2
Access 1.5 /2
Skills 1.7 /2
Use 2.0 /2
Innovation 1.9 /2
3 Alphabet
Total score 64.5 /100
Innovation 1.8 /2
Access 1.2 /2
Skills 0.9 /2
Use 1.2 /2
Innovation 1.8 /2
- Orange
Total score 79.5 /100
Innovation 1.8 /2
Access 1.6 /2
Skills 1.5 /2
Use 1.4 /2
Innovation 1.8 /2
- Paypal
Total score 54.0 /100
Innovation 1.8 /2
Access 0.8 /2
Skills 0.8 /2
Use 0.9 /2
Innovation 1.8 /2
- Telstra
Total score 69.0 /100
Innovation 1.8 /2
Access 1.4 /2
Skills 1.3 /2
Use 1.2 /2
Innovation 1.8 /2
7 Cisco
Total score 66.0 /100
Innovation 1.7 /2
Access 1.1 /2
Skills 1.3 /2
Use 1.2 /2
Innovation 1.7 /2
8 IBM
Total score 46.0 /100
Innovation 1.6 /2
Access 0.6 /2
Skills 0.6 /2
Use 0.9 /2
Innovation 1.6 /2
- Intel
Total score 57.0 /100
Innovation 1.6 /2
Access 1.1 /2
Skills 1.1 /2
Use 0.9 /2
Innovation 1.6 /2
- Salesforce
Total score 39.5 /100
Innovation 1.6 /2
Access 0.8 /2
Skills 0.0 /2
Use 0.7 /2
Innovation 1.6 /2
- Samsung
Total score 66.0 /100
Innovation 1.6 /2
Access 1.3 /2
Skills 1.4 /2
Use 1.0 /2
Innovation 1.6 /2
- Verizon
Total score 59.5 /100
Innovation 1.6 /2
Access 1.0 /2
Skills 1.0 /2
Use 1.3 /2
Innovation 1.6 /2
13 Apple
Total score 66.0 /100
Innovation 1.5 /2
Access 1.0 /2
Skills 1.3 /2
Use 1.5 /2
Innovation 1.5 /2
- Deutsche Telekom
Total score 64.5 /100
Innovation 1.5 /2
Access 1.0 /2
Skills 1.0 /2
Use 1.7 /2
Innovation 1.5 /2
- Ericsson
Total score 48.5 /100
Innovation 1.5 /2
Access 0.4 /2
Skills 1.1 /2
Use 0.9 /2
Innovation 1.5 /2
- HP
Total score 64.5 /100
Innovation 1.5 /2
Access 1.0 /2
Skills 1.4 /2
Use 1.3 /2
Innovation 1.5 /2
- NEC
Total score 50.0 /100
Innovation 1.5 /2
Access 0.7 /2
Skills 0.5 /2
Use 1.3 /2
Innovation 1.5 /2
- SK Telecom
Total score 47.5 /100
Innovation 1.5 /2
Access 1.1 /2
Skills 0.8 /2
Use 0.5 /2
Innovation 1.5 /2
19 Dell
Total score 45.5 /100
Innovation 1.4 /2
Access 1.0 /2
Skills 0.8 /2
Use 0.5 /2
Innovation 1.4 /2
- NTT
Total score 54.5 /100
Innovation 1.4 /2
Access 1.2 /2
Skills 0.4 /2
Use 1.3 /2
Innovation 1.4 /2
- Naspers
Total score 45.0 /100
Innovation 1.4 /2
Access 0.3 /2
Skills 0.8 /2
Use 1.0 /2
Innovation 1.4 /2
- Nokia
Total score 53.0 /100
Innovation 1.4 /2
Access 1.2 /2
Skills 1.0 /2
Use 0.6 /2
Innovation 1.4 /2
- Qualcomm
Total score 53.0 /100
Innovation 1.4 /2
Access 0.8 /2
Skills 1.0 /2
Use 1.0 /2
Innovation 1.4 /2
- SONY
Total score 36.5 /100
Innovation 1.4 /2
Access 0.7 /2
Skills 0.1 /2
Use 0.7 /2
Innovation 1.4 /2
- Telia
Total score 63.5 /100
Innovation 1.4 /2
Access 1.1 /2
Skills 0.9 /2
Use 1.7 /2
Innovation 1.4 /2
26 Adobe
Total score 50.5 /100
Innovation 1.3 /2
Access 0.8 /2
Skills 0.4 /2
Use 1.6 /2
Innovation 1.3 /2
- Baidu
Total score 54.0 /100
Innovation 1.3 /2
Access 0.7 /2
Skills 1.1 /2
Use 1.3 /2
Innovation 1.3 /2
- Vodafone
Total score 57.5 /100
Innovation 1.3 /2
Access 1.0 /2
Skills 0.6 /2
Use 1.7 /2
Innovation 1.3 /2
29 AT&T
Total score 53.0 /100
Innovation 1.2 /2
Access 0.9 /2
Skills 0.9 /2
Use 1.2 /2
Innovation 1.2 /2
- Acer
Total score 42.5 /100
Innovation 1.2 /2
Access 0.7 /2
Skills 0.5 /2
Use 1.0 /2
Innovation 1.2 /2
- Amazon
Total score 41.5 /100
Innovation 1.2 /2
Access 0.4 /2
Skills 0.7 /2
Use 1.0 /2
Innovation 1.2 /2
- BT
Total score 48.5 /100
Innovation 1.2 /2
Access 1.1 /2
Skills 0.8 /2
Use 0.8 /2
Innovation 1.2 /2
- Facebook
Total score 44.5 /100
Innovation 1.2 /2
Access 0.8 /2
Skills 0.8 /2
Use 0.8 /2
Innovation 1.2 /2
- GoJek
Total score 42.0 /100
Innovation 1.2 /2
Access 0.7 /2
Skills 0.7 /2
Use 0.8 /2
Innovation 1.2 /2
- KDDI
Total score 47.0 /100
Innovation 1.2 /2
Access 0.8 /2
Skills 0.8 /2
Use 0.9 /2
Innovation 1.2 /2
- KPN
Total score 38.5 /100
Innovation 1.2 /2
Access 0.4 /2
Skills 0.4 /2
Use 1.2 /2
Innovation 1.2 /2
- Lenovo
Total score 33.5 /100
Innovation 1.2 /2
Access 0.6 /2
Skills 0.3 /2
Use 0.6 /2
Innovation 1.2 /2
- PLDT
Total score 60.0 /100
Innovation 1.2 /2
Access 0.7 /2
Skills 1.6 /2
Use 1.4 /2
Innovation 1.2 /2
- SAP
Total score 37.0 /100
Innovation 1.2 /2
Access 0.5 /2
Skills 0.7 /2
Use 0.5 /2
Innovation 1.2 /2
- Singtel
Total score 53.5 /100
Innovation 1.2 /2
Access 1.4 /2
Skills 0.5 /2
Use 1.2 /2
Innovation 1.2 /2
41 AMD
Total score 23.5 /100
Innovation 1.1 /2
Access 0.1 /2
Skills 0.3 /2
Use 0.4 /2
Innovation 1.1 /2
- Comcast
Total score 41.5 /100
Innovation 1.1 /2
Access 1.1 /2
Skills 0.8 /2
Use 0.4 /2
Innovation 1.1 /2
- Elisa
Total score 37.5 /100
Innovation 1.1 /2
Access 0.6 /2
Skills 0.5 /2
Use 0.8 /2
Innovation 1.1 /2
- LG
Total score 37.0 /100
Innovation 1.1 /2
Access 1.1 /2
Skills 0.4 /2
Use 0.4 /2
Innovation 1.1 /2
- Logitech
Total score 30.0 /100
Innovation 1.1 /2
Access 0.4 /2
Skills 0.2 /2
Use 0.7 /2
Innovation 1.1 /2
- Oracle
Total score 39.5 /100
Innovation 1.1 /2
Access 0.6 /2
Skills 0.8 /2
Use 0.7 /2
Innovation 1.1 /2
- SoftBank
Total score 40.0 /100
Innovation 1.1 /2
Access 0.6 /2
Skills 0.5 /2
Use 1.0 /2
Innovation 1.1 /2
- Telenor
Total score 55.5 /100
Innovation 1.1 /2
Access 1.1 /2
Skills 0.6 /2
Use 1.6 /2
Innovation 1.1 /2
49 AIS
Total score 43.0 /100
Innovation 1.0 /2
Access 0.9 /2
Skills 0.3 /2
Use 1.3 /2
Innovation 1.0 /2
- América Móvil
Total score 53.5 /100
Innovation 1.0 /2
Access 1.1 /2
Skills 1.1 /2
Use 1.2 /2
Innovation 1.0 /2
- Huawei
Total score 46.0 /100
Innovation 1.0 /2
Access 0.9 /2
Skills 0.8 /2
Use 0.9 /2
Innovation 1.0 /2
- KT
Total score 33.5 /100
Innovation 1.0 /2
Access 0.8 /2
Skills 0.4 /2
Use 0.6 /2
Innovation 1.0 /2
- NVIDIA
Total score 27.0 /100
Innovation 1.0 /2
Access 0.3 /2
Skills 0.3 /2
Use 0.5 /2
Innovation 1.0 /2
- Proximus
Total score 45.5 /100
Innovation 1.0 /2
Access 0.6 /2
Skills 1.2 /2
Use 0.9 /2
Innovation 1.0 /2
- TSMC
Total score 26.5 /100
Innovation 1.0 /2
Access 0.4 /2
Skills 0.2 /2
Use 0.5 /2
Innovation 1.0 /2
- Telecom Italia
Total score 41.0 /100
Innovation 1.0 /2
Access 0.8 /2
Skills 0.3 /2
Use 1.2 /2
Innovation 1.0 /2
- Texas Instruments
Total score 21.5 /100
Innovation 1.0 /2
Access 0.4 /2
Skills 0.1 /2
Use 0.2 /2
Innovation 1.0 /2
- Twitter
Total score 22.5 /100
Innovation 1.0 /2
Access 0.0 /2
Skills 0.0 /2
Use 0.8 /2
Innovation 1.0 /2
- Uber
Total score 21.0 /100
Innovation 1.0 /2
Access 0.3 /2
Skills 0.0 /2
Use 0.4 /2
Innovation 1.0 /2
60 Asus
Total score 34.0 /100
Innovation 0.9 /2
Access 0.5 /2
Skills 0.4 /2
Use 0.9 /2
Innovation 0.9 /2
- Axiata
Total score 48.5 /100
Innovation 0.9 /2
Access 1.1 /2
Skills 0.9 /2
Use 0.9 /2
Innovation 0.9 /2
- MTN
Total score 46.0 /100
Innovation 0.9 /2
Access 0.7 /2
Skills 0.9 /2
Use 1.2 /2
Innovation 0.9 /2
- MTS
Total score 30.5 /100
Innovation 0.9 /2
Access 0.7 /2
Skills 0.3 /2
Use 0.5 /2
Innovation 0.9 /2
- Rakuten
Total score 28.5 /100
Innovation 0.9 /2
Access 0.5 /2
Skills 0.2 /2
Use 0.6 /2
Innovation 0.9 /2
- Spotify
Total score 27.0 /100
Innovation 0.9 /2
Access 0.5 /2
Skills 0.3 /2
Use 0.4 /2
Innovation 0.9 /2
- Tele2
Total score 36.5 /100
Innovation 0.9 /2
Access 0.7 /2
Skills 0.3 /2
Use 1.0 /2
Innovation 0.9 /2
- Telkom
Total score 23.5 /100
Innovation 0.9 /2
Access 0.4 /2
Skills 0.2 /2
Use 0.4 /2
Innovation 0.9 /2
- Western Digital
Total score 13.5 /100
Innovation 0.9 /2
Access 0.0 /2
Skills 0.0 /2
Use 0.1 /2
Innovation 0.9 /2
- eBay
Total score 20.5 /100
Innovation 0.9 /2
Access 0.4 /2
Skills 0.0 /2
Use 0.3 /2
Innovation 0.9 /2
70 BCE
Total score 42.0 /100
Innovation 0.8 /2
Access 1.0 /2
Skills 0.4 /2
Use 1.2 /2
Innovation 0.8 /2
- Chunghwa Telecom
Total score 43.5 /100
Innovation 0.8 /2
Access 1.0 /2
Skills 0.3 /2
Use 1.4 /2
Innovation 0.8 /2
- Equinix
Total score 30.0 /100
Innovation 0.8 /2
Access 0.4 /2
Skills 0.8 /2
Use 0.5 /2
Innovation 0.8 /2
- Globe
Total score 42.5 /100
Innovation 0.8 /2
Access 0.3 /2
Skills 1.0 /2
Use 1.3 /2
Innovation 0.8 /2
- Iliad
Total score 23.5 /100
Innovation 0.8 /2
Access 0.8 /2
Skills 0.0 /2
Use 0.3 /2
Innovation 0.8 /2
- Mercado Libre
Total score 28.5 /100
Innovation 0.8 /2
Access 0.7 /2
Skills 0.5 /2
Use 0.3 /2
Innovation 0.8 /2
- SK hynix
Total score 27.0 /100
Innovation 0.8 /2
Access 0.6 /2
Skills 0.4 /2
Use 0.3 /2
Innovation 0.8 /2
- STC
Total score 22.0 /100
Innovation 0.8 /2
Access 0.4 /2
Skills 0.0 /2
Use 0.5 /2
Innovation 0.8 /2
- Safaricom
Total score 48.0 /100
Innovation 0.8 /2
Access 1.1 /2
Skills 0.7 /2
Use 1.2 /2
Innovation 0.8 /2
- Spark
Total score 50.5 /100
Innovation 0.8 /2
Access 0.8 /2
Skills 1.0 /2
Use 1.5 /2
Innovation 0.8 /2
- Swisscom
Total score 30.5 /100
Innovation 0.8 /2
Access 0.7 /2
Skills 0.3 /2
Use 0.7 /2
Innovation 0.8 /2
- Türk Telekom
Total score 35.0 /100
Innovation 0.8 /2