Australia has more Nobel Laureates per capita than any other country.
• In 2013, Sydney was voted overall the second most innovative city in the Asia Pacific and ranked second for its technology and innovation ecosystem.
• Sydney was ranked seventh in the world for intellectual capital and innovation ( PwC Cities of Opportunity report, 2014 ).
• NSW has the largest research sector in Australia with R&D strength in robotics, agricultural science and new generation communications. A NSW company, Open Kernel Labs, produced software that is currently used in 1.5 billion mobile phones worldwide.
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• Sydney is ranked number one globally for reputation (2013 City RepTrack). Cities with a good reputation welcome more tourists, improve their public diplomacy, increase exports and attract foreign knowledge and talent.
For the sixth year in a row, Australia ranked third in the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom index compiled by The Wall Street Journal and Washington-based think tank The Heritage Foundation.
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