We outline which cities are mentioned as a case study or example in the current Innovation Cities™ Analysis Report.

Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Capetown, Jeddah and 7 others are the top 11 Innovation Cities in the Middle-East, Africa and former USSR-states region, in our independent analysis using the Innovation Cities Framework.

The leading independent ranking of 25 top U.S., Canada and South American Innovation Cities, selected from 91 major cities across the 2 continents.

The leading independent ranking of 25 top European Innovation Cities, selected from 111 major cities across the European Union, and broader European cities.

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We are giving all of you – our valued Innovation Cities™ clients & community – the opportunity to beat our December 2009 ‘Analysis & Data Products’ price rise, by ordering now…

Immediate Early draft of some early notes from Public Sphere in Melbourne, Australia.

Some key coverage of Innovation Cities from many voices – including ABC Radio National on why cities need innovation, and IBM’s Smarter Planet on how and an African view, among others. Tell us what you think in the contest of ideas!

After the Innovation Cities Global 256 Index, we’ve elected to add 7 Commonwealth Cities to our benchmarking program. Read more on how to update/add your cities data.

How does your city score? The full 2thinknow Innovation Cities Global 256 Index for 2009 – the most comprehensive ever published – is now published on the website.

A quick free guide for online & other resources to understand & interpret the Innovation Cities Indexes 2009 (Global & Regional), for indexes released online from July 28 onwards.

The Innovation Cities™ Framework[ICF] – the basis of the Innovation Cities™ Index & Program – is outlined in the ‘Innovation Cities™ Analysis’ Report. The ICF is a more effective way of analysing cities current economic & social performance, and planning for improved performance over 2-15 years.

Which 75 cities are the key nexus for the broadest range of innovation in the next few years? Leading cities worldwide figthing economic & environmental challenges in the mid-term. For answers, see 2thinknow analysis of leading Innovation Cities.

The 2thinknow ‘Innovation Cities Index 2009′, the largest independent ranking & scoring of 256 cities for innovation worldwide, will be released by the global innovation agency later this afternoon in Melbourne, Australia.

These are the Indicators we use in the Innovation Cities Program – and the basis for assessing our Innovation Cities Index – the largest ranking of 256 cities worldwide.

Here we have it the final, unranked list of 256 Innovation Cities. Results of the city rankings – the Innovation Cities Index – will be released in <24 hours.

The long-awaited Innovation Cities Index 2009 is to be released Tuesday July 28th 2009 on this website. We can’t say anything yet, but there will be some surprises…

Livability measures which city you would like to live in now. Innovation Cities measures innovation pre-conditions now leading to mid-term future economic & social performance. To answer some questions: ie. Which cities will outperform then? And how can cities improve their social & economic performance? Where will the next big ideas derive from?