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A new report on global competitiveness in 2014–2015 was published on the website of the World Economic Forum [1]. The study compares 144 world economies across 12 competitiveness indicators. One of the key findings of the report is that targeted investments in human capital and innovation are the most important “engine” for increasing productivity and global competitiveness.

All economies that are ahead in this race of global competitiveness year after year are distinguished by the fact that they are the best at developing and attracting new talent, constantly introducing new products and services with ever-increasing added value to world markets.

The United States was in 3rd place in this ranking, behind Switzerland and Singapore, and Russia was only in 53rd place, between the Philippines and Bulgaria. Among the countries of the former USSR, Estonia (29th), Azerbaijan (38th), Lithuania (41st), Latvia (42nd) and Kazakhstan (50th) were ahead of Russia.

A . TO . based on materials from AAAS policy alert

1. download the report You can at the link www.weforum.org/reports/global-competitiveness-report-2014-2015