In 2008: Expanded to 95 cities & new urban metrics
From the Global Innovation Review 2007, in June 2008, 2thinknow decided to release an extended data set of 95 of the cities analyzed in 2007, with minor modifications.
Updates
Innovation Cities™ Award Certificates 2007
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.
2007 Global Innovation Review & First City Rankings
In April 2007, Innovation Cities Rankings were released in Boston, MA with Vienna, Austria ranked #1. These were the first city rankings based on the insight that "Innovation drives successful economic & social development of cities"
How the Innovation Cities concept grew from Melbourne & Vienna ...
The Innovation Cities concept was originated by Christopher Hire in 2005 in Melbourne, Australia. It commenced with initial visits to European cities starting from Vienna after his research notes.