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2022 Ranking Across Factors
Though the UAE is ranked 15th for Knowledge, it is ranked 1st in the world in terms of talent and access to talent, which is a major driver for growth.
The Knowledge Factor refers to the intangible infrastructure that underlines the process of digital transformation through the discovery, understanding and learning of new technologies.
These aspects are captured by indicators that measure the quality of the human capital available in the country, the level of investments in education and research as well as the outcomes of these investments (e.g. registered patent grants in high-tech fields or scientific publications in academic journals).
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