MEDIA RELEASE: Innovation Cities Indexes 2012-2013 Launch

Innovation News

Boston and New York were announced as twin winners for the world’s most innovative city today by Australian innovation agency 2thinknow. In the seven years publishing the index, this is the first time two cities have tied for first place — due to their strong innovation potential. This year’s top 10 cities for innovation economy in 2012-2013 were rounded out by Vienna, San Francisco Bay Area, Paris, Munich, London, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Seattle. > more

URENIO and other discussions in Europe

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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

Americas Innovation Cities Index Coverage

Innovation News

Coverage for the Innovation Cities Index in USA, Canada, Brazil and Americas from the Huffington Post, Seattle Times, Financial Post, Smart Planet and other North and South American sources. > more

Innovation Cities Index 2011 Launched

Innovation News

The 5th Annual Innovation Cities Index was released today by 2thinknow, classifying city innovation globally. The release includes 4 regional and 2 global indexes for 331 benchmark cities, across 80+ countries. Click thru for rankings and resources. > 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

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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