The Comparative Research About National Innovation Capability Evaluation Index System (IMD)

From the conference of CPC Central Committee Political Bureau put forward that "Considered constructing innovative country as the significant future strategy" to "Thirteenth five year plan" emphasize the "Innovation-driven development strategy", "Innovation" has became a international general trend and a new situation of our country. The paper define the concept of "National Innovative Capacity" firstly. Then select the "Technology infrastructure","scientific infrastructure","education "and" employment "indicators from IMD by Literature, comparative analysis, qualitative research methods. At the same time locking the indicators from "EIS" "OECD"、"UNESCO"and our country’s.From three dimensions include "indicators content", "Indicators Methodology" and "the extent of indicators by quantify" to analyze the characteristics of indicators of National Innovation Ability Evaluation from China and overseas. As a famous National Innovation Ability Evaluation, always revised with the change of International situation.T he paper analyze the change of IMD last three years’ indicators, and its calculation method and the reason. The features of other indicators systems as follows:EIS focuses on enterprises, especially SMEs innovation capacity, and explore the experience about encourage innovation and development of SMEs, avoiding monopolization; OECD has its unique mode—"Input-Output",it is obviously in the construction of education indicators; UNESCO emphasis on education and human resources than other indicators system, emphasis on personnel training sustainable, talent Quality and "People-oriented". The indicators of Innovation Ability Evaluation in China always a process, from quantity to quality, from inside to outside, transfer from macro indicators to structure and content indicators, and from independent indicators to related indicators. The research about science and technology indicators starting lately in China, it also reflects our country pay little attention on technological innovation. Comparative study of domestic and international indicators aims to provide a reference about "Innovation-driven development strategy", show the direction to construct the Innovation evaluation indicators system with Chinese characteristics: Knowledge-based economy driven society, personnel structure determines the pace of innovation.