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Bangalore among global hub of technological innovations

Bangalore has scored 13 out of 16 points as the global hub of technological innovations ranked by a United Nations report on Tuesday.

The Human Development report which identifies 46 locations as global hubs has placed Silicon Valley in the United States at perfect 16 points followed by Boston (US), Stockholm-Kista (Sweden) and Israel which get 15 points each.

Austin, San Francisco and Taipei are also placed at the 13th position followed by Raleigh-Durham-Chapel (US) and London which score 14 points.

The lowest score is four which is assigned to El Ghazala (Tunisia) and Gauteng (South Africa).

The points are based on the ability of area universities and research facilities to train skilled workers or develop new technologies, the presence of established companies and multinational corporations to provide expertise and economic stability, the population's entrepreneurial drive to start new ventures and availability of venture capital.

The United States has maximum of 13 hubs followed by Britain which way behind with only four hubs.

Germany has three hubs and Finland, Sweden, Japan and France with two each. South Korea, Canada, Australia, Norway, Ireland and Belgium have one each.

India does not find position among technology leaders or potential leaders but is listed among 26 dynamic adopters.

Pakistan is listed along with Nicaragua, Senegal, Ghana, Nepal, Tanzania, Sudan and Mozambique as marginalised.

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