Nation-based data on cities innovation economy performance, drawing data from the Innovation Cities™ Global Index 2010. These national statistics summarize 289 cities for performance across 31 sectors of the economy and community, in 5 urban performance categories.
Innovation Cities Index 2009, a global ranking of all major cities, is released to the public online Tuesday July 28, 2009 from Melbourne, Australia. Based on 256 cities selected from a data file of 1540 cities worldwide, the Index measures the economic & social potential of global, regional & local 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?
Forward-thinking inaugural Innovation Cities Ranking 2007, presciently weighted towards arts & culture cities as a counter-balance to the excesses of 2007.