Report: BRICS drives innovative competitiveness

BRICS countries have become an important force in promoting science and technology in the world and their innovative competitiveness is expected to maintain steady growth through 2030, according to a report released on Tuesday.

The report, compiled by China Science and Technology Exchange Center, offers a comprehensive analysis and rating of the national innovative competitiveness of the BRICS countries last year, with China on top, followed by Russia, South Africa, Brazil and India.

From 2001 to 2016, the BRICS as a whole showed a trend of rising innovative competitiveness, with China and Russia developing quickly, India in the middle, and Brazil and South Africa developing comparatively slowly, the report says.