A few days ago, the World Intellectual Property Organization released the 2019 World Intellectual Property Report, which shows that between 2015 and 2017, only about 30 large cities in the world accounted for 69% of the total and 100% of scientific activities. Of 48. These cities are mainly located in China, Germany, Japan, South Korea and the United States.

It is reported that after analyzing nearly tens of millions of patents and scientific publication records in the past few decades, the report concludes that cooperation in innovation activities is becoming closer and the degree of internationalization is increasing, but mainly from a few large clusters in a few countries. Most innovative international cooperation takes place in hotspots in big cities. The top ten hotspot cities accounted for 26% of all international cooperative inventions, including China's Shanghai and Beijing. At the same time, the report shows that innovation activities in China have been increasing in recent years.

In addition, the report delves into the global innovation landscape of two industries that are undergoing drastic changes. One of them is the automotive field, where the adoption of autonomous driving technology has brought disruptive changes. New players from within the automotive industry and the information technology industry pose challenges to existing players in this field. The report also examines trends in agricultural biotechnology. The report also shows that most scientific and inventive activities in crop biotechnology occur in a few economies, such as China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. (Source: Website of the State Intellectual Property Office)