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.

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.

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.

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?

The most frequently asked questions on how Cities ‘Innovation Indicators’ are used in Innovation Cities program – as updated & appended from time to time.

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.

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?

In 2008, 95 Cities were listed in Innovation Cities Rankings, with the top 8 ranked, and other cities assigned categories. Each of these cities can purchase an Award Certificate listing their cities achievement.

In 2007, 22 Cities were recognized and listed in Innovation Cities Rankings. For all these cities, beautiful award certificates ready-to-frame are available from 2thinknow.

Forward-thinking inaugural Innovation Cities Ranking 2007, presciently weighted towards arts & culture cities as a counter-balance to the excesses of 2007.