Public Sphere Melbourne – Australian ICT & Creative Industries

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

Key Global Views

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! > more

More Commonwealth Cities to be Benchmarked

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. > more

MEDIA RELEASE: Boston #1 for Innovation

RELEASED 03 AUGUST 2009

2THINKNOW — Boston has been rated the best US city for innovation, tying scores with previous winner Vienna in Europe.

Boston also edged past Amsterdam, Paris,  San Francisco, which rounded out the top five cities in the annual 2thinknow Innovation Cities Index.

European cities dominated the top Innovation Cities, with 61% of the top 75 in the European Union. US Cities were mainly from coastal states or the  Great Lakes area.

London rose unexpectedly, followed > more