URENIO and other discussions in Europe

Europe-innovation-cities

Coverage for the Innovation Cities Index in Europe including academic sites, newspapers, city specialist sites and news services. > more

Innovation Cities Index Asia Coverage

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Coverage for the Innovation Cities Index in Asia, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and SE Asia including newspapers, popular and financial news, and cable news services. > more

Canadian Cities — Toronto & Innovation in Connected Magazine

Connected Magazine, Canada & Innovation

Toronto amid Top Tech Cities. “Toronto rose to No. 12 last year, from No. 19 in 2009, and is in fourth place in North America” — from a story in Connected Magazine, Canada. How will Toronto rank this year? > more

China Cities and Innovation, a story from Shanghai

China News, Shanghai and Innovation, 2011

2thinknow’s Innovation Cities work was recently featured in Shanghai, in an article from the highly regarded Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The article appeared in a number of Chinese new sources included China.com.cn. Read more in English and Chinese here. > more

“New York – Des villes et des idées” in Le Devoir newspaper

le devoir Newspaper

How does New York rank for innovation & ideas? Here is a recent piece (in Francais) in Montreal’s Le Devoir newspaper, about New York’s Museum of Contemporary Art approach to sparking creative ideas. 2thinknow innovation Cities Index is used for comparison. > more

SMH: Artists tapped to renew cities’ ailing CBDs?

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From Chris Zappone at the Age newspaper (republished Sydney Morning Herald): “Artists tapped to renew cities’ ailing CBDs?”.Examples used are recent movements to renew steel / manufacturing centres Newcastle & Geelong using arts segment. > more

Innovation Economy in Budapest, Hungary: Feature from index.Hu

Budapest Hungary innovation

Innovation in Budapest: Full text of 2thinknow interview with Urban Watch, Hungary. This is the English answers transcript. The Hungarian final version (edited/translated) article appeared on the popular Hungarian site Index.hu, as well as Hungarian urban planning sites. > more

From Africa: Innovation in Capetown, South Africa’s top emerging innovator

South Africa Janine Erasmus

Cape Town ranked 3rd in the Emerging Cities region of the Innovation Cities Index in 2011, by 2thinknow. Janine Erasmus, a journalist from South Africa, wrote this excellent summary of the Cape Town situation in an African journal. > more