WORLD BANK
"Knowledge Assessment Methodology" (KAM)
"Knowledge Economy Index" (KEI)
--used to rank individual countries
- Economic incentive and institutional regime (EIR)
- Education and training
- Innovation and technological adoption
- Information and communications technologies (ICT) infrastructure
2012 Rankings
U.S.: 2012 (12th), 2008 (9th), 2000 (4th)