RELEASED 8th SEPT 2010: "This year, Paris and Amsterdam contested the top spot with Boston, being ranked second and third, respectively, in the 2thinknow Innovation Cities Top 100 Index. Since 2009 Vienna has moved to fourth place and New York to fifth place."
Ranking and scoring cities by their innovation economy potential, the Innovation Cities™ Global Index 2010. The comprehensive ranking of cities comparative performance in the innovation economy since 2007. Publisher 2thinknow. This covers 31 sectors of the economy and community. The top 100 cities are ranked, others are awarded performance categories.
The top 100 global cities with strong local innovation economies. These are the top 100 places to live, work and play due to their strong innovation economics, and potential. Measured from 162 indicators that cover the Cultural Assets, Human Infrastructure and Networked Markets needed for dynamic innovation economies.
Top 100 Cities of the Innovation Economy: free slides from the Innovation Cities Index 2010. For the benefit of clients, contacts and change agents everywhere, the 2thinknow team have posted the Innovation Cities Top 100 Index slideshow live online, on slideshare.
Ranking and scoring leading cities by their innovation economy potential, the Innovation Cities™ Americas Index 2010. The comprehensive urban innovation index since 2007, with detailed full USA, Canada and South America rankings. Publisher 2thinknow.
City rankings from U.S.A, Canada and South America, based on Innovation from independent analysts, using a framework of 162 indicators.
2008 Award certificates are ready-to-frame and hang in your office, and available now for FREE in PDF form. Suitable for laser printing and framing. Only cities awarded in the Index can order certificates.
In 2008, 2thinknow released independent rankings of 95 cities on innovation, then the most comprehensive truly global rankings of a cities innovation potential. This was later rebranded* as the Innovation Cities Index 2008. The Index has been updated to 256 cities in the 2009 Index
In 2007, 22 Cities were recognized and listed in the inaugural Innovation Cities Rankings 2007, by 2thinknow. For all 22 cities, ready-to-frame city award certificates are available for the 2007 Innovation Cities Rankings, now for free in PDF form. Suitable for laser printing and framing.
Forward-thinking inaugural Innovation Cities Ranking 2007, presciently weighted towards arts & culture cities as a counter-balance to the excesses of 2007.