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MEDIA RELEASE: First Asian Winner as Sydney Moves into Top ...

RELEASED 18th OCT 2011: "Boston came first again in a field of 331 cities in the Innovation Cities Global Index. This year’s top cities were rounded out by San Francisco Bay Area, Paris, New York and Vienna, as the 5th annual index was released today"



RELEASE: LONDON TOPS NEW YORK, TOKYO FOR INNOVATION – HOME ...

Is London home to the next Apple? London increased lead over rival New York, resurgent Tokyo and even Silicon Valley, to become the world's most innovative city in 2016-2017, in the 10th annual rankings of 500 cities released by global innovation agency 2thinknow.




MEDIA RELEASE: Innovation Cities Index 2014 Launch

Silicon Valley beat London and previous winners New York, Boston, and Vienna to become the world's most innovative city in 2014, in the prestigious 8th annual rankings released by global innovation agency 2thinknow. The full index is listed on this website.


MEDIA RELEASE: Innovation Cities Indexes 2012-13 Launch

Boston and New York were announced as twin winners for the world's most innovative city today by Australian innovation agency 2thinknow. In the seven years publishing the index, this is the first time two cities have tied for first place -- due to their strong innovation potential. This year's top 10 cities for innovation economy in 2012-2013 were rounded out by Vienna, San Francisco Bay Area, Paris, Munich, London, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Seattle.


MEDIA RELEASE: Innovation Cities Indexes 2011 Launch

RELEASED 18th OCT 2011: "Boston came first again in a field of 331 cities in the Innovation Cities Global Index. This year’s top cities were rounded out by San Francisco Bay Area, Paris, New York and Vienna, as the 5th annual index was released today"



Is your city a case study in innovation?

2thinknow collects case studies and positive examples of innovation, as well as the occasional cautionary tale. Predominately the good stories, and a little of the bad, are published in the Innovation Cities™ Analysis Report, October Edition.


Most innovative cities in the world

2thinknow Innovation Cities Global 256 Index-2009

Released July 28th 2009 in Melbourne Australia: The largest ranking of cities globally ever under-taken, the final analysis is based on 162 Innovation Indicators weighted against 21 current global trends and summed into 3 factors.



Most innovative cities in the world

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!



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 2015?