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Innovation Cities™ Emerging 11 Index.

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.

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 website.

Understanding the Innovation Cities Indexes

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.

Comparing Livable Cities vs Innovation Cities.

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?

Announcing Innovation Cities Analysis Report

UPDATED: 2thinknow’s Innovation Cities Analysis [ICA] Report compares the world’s major cities on 162 data points and is released October 11th, 2009.

Innovation Cities – More than a Ranking

Offering the world’s first comparative city data framework

2009 Cities: Europe, EU, UK, Turkey, Israel, Russia

The list of potential European Innovation Cities for 2thinknow IC Index 2009 from European Union, European states, Israel & Turkey – excludes the ‘Stan states & includes some former Soviet territories.

2009 Cities: USA, Canada, South America

US, Canadian, Brazilian, Argentinian and other global cities under analysis in the ‘AMERICAS’ Region of the Innovation Cities Index 2009. Will Boston place first in Americas as in 2007-08, or will another city emerge?? Check if your city is in the index.

2009 Cities: Asia, China, India, Oceania

Asia is often seen as an engine of growth… which Asian cities will punch above their weight in 2009 – delivering lasting innovation? Will the cities be in India, China, Chinese colonies, Australia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand – which cities will become regional leaders?