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.
How do 2thinknow score and index cities, and rank the top 100 cities as urban innovation economies? These are the most frequently asked questions about the Innovation Cities Indexes and Top 100 cities rankings.
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.
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.
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