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Innovation Cities™ Emerging Index 2012-2013

Innovation Cities Emerging Index 2012-2013 by 2thinknow. The leading city classification and ranking of the Innovation Economy for Mid-East, Africa and Caucasus cities compared equally with developed cities. Based on 162 city indicators.


City Benchmarking – City Data Audit

Single Cities Data’ (SCD) provide a snapshot of a city Innovation potential across 162 City Indicators in 31 segments. The most comprehensive global comparative city benchmarking data – covering all our indexed cities – is available from 2thinknow.


Comparative City Data set

Comparative City Data-set [CCD] is a view of selected cities on selected indicators. As cities rise in importance as economic entities the need to understand cities comparative performance increases. Comparative City Data-set [CCD] is a view of selected cities on selected indicators. As cities rise in importance as economic entities the need to understand cities comparative performance increases. The most comprehensive city data set available, covering the broadest range of 31 innovation segments, 2thinknow City Benchmarking Data is available in a number of product formats for worldwide electronic delivery.




Platinum City Package

With your Innovation Cities: Platinum Service Package, You will enjoy full access to city benchmarking data, analyst reports and personal analyst briefings for a year. This service package provides the top-level analyst support you need to grow and improve your cities own innovation economy.


Gold City Package

With your Innovation Cities: Platinum Service Package, You will enjoy full access to city benchmarking data, analyst reports and personal analyst briefings for a year. This service package provides the top-level analyst support you need to grow and improve your cities own innovation economy.


Silver City Package

With your Innovation Cities: Silver Service Package, You will enjoy access to city benchmarking data, analyst reports and support for a year. This service package provides the support you need to grow and improve your cities own innovation economy.


Bronze Service Package

With your Innovation Cities: Bronze Service Package, You will enjoy access to our annual analyst reports and support for a year. This service package provides you tools and valuable new ideas to grow and prepare your cities own innovation economy.




Annual City Awards

2thinknow, publisher of the Innovation Cities™ Indexes each year issues award certificates and trophies to the world's innovation cities. These are available to service package subscriber clients and for order online.


City Innovation Events

We work with you as a local organizer to create an amazing local innovation event in your city. Your event can range from a seminar to a congress or conference, and Innovation Cities™ Program and Index can lead your audience to greater innovation.


Video Analyst Advisory Call

Get our analysts outside Innovation Cities™ expertise to ask questions about your cities innovation performance, discuss individual city innovation initiatives, have a sounding board on your city or innovation strategy, and engage in pre-consulting for innovation development, spark new ideas or be a virtual member of your board meetings.



Innovation Training: Building Your Urban Innovation Economy

With this program training, your city agency team can learn the steps to building your city's urban innovation economy. You will practise with real-life exercises and you will see case studies in urban innovation. This is the only training that teaches you how to create an urban innovation economy, from first principles. Includes tools and extras!


Innovation Cities: Media Resource Kit

For journalists: Media resources kit on annual Innovation Cities Indexes, measuring and building urban innovation economies. Includes interview contacts and links.


Most innovative cities in the world

Innovation Cities™ Global Index 2011

Innovation Cities Global Index 2011 by 2thinknow. The only full global city classification and ranking of the Innovation Economy for 331 benchmark cities, based on 162 city indicators, in its 5th year of publication.


Innovation Cities Index 2011 FAQ

Frequently asked questions for the 2011 Innovation Cities Indexes and city classifications for global city index, analyst rankings and indexes for North & South America, Europe, Asia and Emerging cities by 2thinknow.



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"



Innovation Cities Americas Index 2011

Innovation Cities Americas Index 2011 by 2thinknow. The leading North and South American city classification and ranking of cities for innovation from USA, Canada and South America. Based on 162 city indicators. Established 2007.


Innovation Cities™ Europe Index 2011

Innovation Cities Europe Index 2011 by 2thinknow. The leading Europe city classification and ranking of cities for the Innovation Economy including cities from Germany, France, UK, Spain, Italy, EU and broader Europe. Based on 162 city indicators. Established 2007.



Innovation Cities™ Asia Index 2011

Innovation Cities Asia Index 2011 by 2thinknow. The leading city classification and ranking of cities for the Innovation Economy in Asia including cities from China, Japan, Australia, NZ, Korea and SE Asia compared equally with developed cities. Based on 162 city indicators.


Innovation Cities™ Emerging Index 2011

Innovation Cities Emerging Index 2011 by 2thinknow. The leading city classification and ranking of the Innovation Economy for Mid-East, Africa and Caucasus cities including new emerging cities, and compared equally with developed cities. Based on 162 city indicators.


Annual City Award Trophies

2thinknow, publisher of the Innovation Cities™ Indexes each year issues award trophies to the world’s innovation cities. These are available to service package subscriber clients and for order online.


2011 INDEX: How will your city benchmark? Release date: October

The world's largest city classification of 331 benchmark cities (final) as urban innovation economies is released before this coming week before 15 October 2011. Release has been delayed to factor in further analysis based on European and North American economic events.



Innovation Cities Index 2011, city ranking & classification soon to ...

The Innovation Cities™ Indexes 2011 launches before September 30, 2011, and include a Global, 4 regional and Top 100 Indexes published by 2thinknow annually. 2thinknow indexes are the most expansive general index published globally and referenced by city government and featured in international, national and city media.


Annual City Award Certificates

2thinknow, publisher of the Innovation Cities™ Indexes each year issues award certificates to the world’s innovation cities. These are available to service package subscriber clients and for order online.


How do you define a City? 4 definitions of city ...

Defining a city population via a cities urban boundaries is not as straightforward as it first seems. To achieve city benchmarking data of actual performance, 2thinknow utilize a variety of definitions of 'what is a city' including those set out here.


The Innovation Cities Index 2011 will be released Q3 2011

The Innovation Cities™ Index by 2thinknow is the most comprehensive global classification of cities as urban innovation economies. It is scheduled to be released late Q3, 2011 featuring 311 cities assessed against 162 city indicators.





Innovation Cities Index: new city rankings 2007 – 2010

Every year since 2007, 2thinknow have released rankings of global cities for innovation. This is assessed across 31 industry and community segments using 162 indicators of city benchmarking data, measured against current global and regional trends.


Top 100 city rankings for the innovation economy 2010

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."



Most innovative cities in the world

Innovation Cities™ Global Index 2010

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.



Innovation Cities™ Top 100 Index 2010

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 Slides [Cities of the Innovation Economy 2010]

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.



Innovation Cities™ Americas Index 2010

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.


Innovation Cities™ Europe Index 2010

Ranking and scoring leading European cities by their innovation economy potential, the Innovation Cities™ Europe Index 2010. The comprehensive urban innovation index since 2007, with detailed full European rankings. Publisher 2thinknow.


Innovation Cities™ Asia Index 2010

Ranking and scoring Asian cities by their innovation economy potential, the Innovation Cities™ Asia Index 2010. The comprehensive urban innovation index since 2007, with detailed China, India, Asia, Australia/NZ rankings. Publisher 2thinknow.


Innovation Cities™ Emerging Index 2010

Ranking and scoring emerging cities by their innovation economy potential, the Innovation Cities™ Emerging Index 2010. The comprehensive urban innovation index since 2007, with combined mid-East, Africa and Caucasus rankings. Publisher 2thinknow.



National statistics on the Innovation Economy

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.







Business school rankings matter in new American cities

Business schools enable innovation commercialization in new American cities. Business school rankings reflect business school performance in broad terms, so are a measure of city innovation potential. Potential that can mean big money and jobs for citizens.


Better city rankings – cities ranking, a better way?

City rankings. Each year global livability or other city rankings are released. Which cities rankings can you believe, and why is it that small Swiss-style cities do so very well -- despite the fact that most of us choose the economic opportunity of larger cities? Can we design a better city ranking. (Hint: we think so!)