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The Global Economy and the INNOVATION MACHINE Dr. Satya Sharma Executive Director The Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) at Stony Brook University, CEWIT.org In 2012, America’s intelligence forecasted that by the year 2030, Asia’s GDP will surpass North America’s and Europe’s combined GDP. While this assessment may not be realistic, Asian countries are moving at a rapid rate to close the economic disparity between them and the developed world. Some 41% of the world’s patents filed in 2012 originated in Asia and Asia a