Is your city a case study in innovation?

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

Innovation Cities™ Emerging 11 Index.

Middle East and Africa

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 [...]

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The global city report. The Innovation Cities Analysis Report is a new concept in applied urban research, a framework for the benchmarking and social economic development of cities and urban areas by [...]

Key Global Views

IBM a Smarter Planet

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 [...]

2thinknow Innovation Cities Global 256 Index

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 [...]

2009 Emerging Cities: Africa, Mid-East, former-USSR

The emerging world have a lot of basic access issues to Innovation; But with the exciting developments in UAE in cities like Abu Dhabi or Dubai, change in Saudi Arabia and a focus on African development can this change? Former Soviet States may have a more solid infrastructure mix, but are still dominated by Soviet concerns. In 2009, which cities will emerge winners to [...]