After the Innovation Cities Global 256 Index, we’ve elected to add 7 Commonwealth Cities to our benchmarking program. Read more on how to update/add your cities data.

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.

These are the Indicators we use in the Innovation Cities Program – and the basis for assessing our Innovation Cities Index – the largest ranking of 256 cities worldwide.

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.

Offering the world’s first comparative city data framework

Benchmarking allows cities to make global comparison, and improve their economic, social & cultural performance.

What is an Innovation City?