![]() ![]() The percentage of North American cities in the top hundred fell to 31%, as the percentage of Asian cities rose to 19% for the first time ever.Ĭommon to many fast moving cities were improvements in economic conditions, startup enterprises and technology sectors. In 2015 there were numerous other fast rising cities were Barcelona (now 27), Beijing (40), St Petersburg (48), Taipei (52), Madrid (56), Dublin (61), Mumbai (74), Oporto (99) and Medellin (147). In the emerging region Dubai rose further globally to 23rd, ahead of fellow emirate of Abu Dhabi (42), Istanbul (95) and Cape Town (125). The next five cities in the global top cities were New York, Amsterdam, Singapore, Paris and Tokyo. Rounding out the top five, was fast rising Asian city Seoul, for the first time entering the top ten globally. London was the first European capital to implement innovation strategies in response to the global financial crisis, and is winning the global innovation race,” said Christopher Hire, Executive Director of 2thinknow, publishers’ of the cities index. ![]() “London’s win indicates the strength of the financial capital’s recent focus on innovation, even beating out the tech standing of Silicon Valley, with a lower cost base than San Francisco. 2thinknow released the results of the 9th annual Innovation Cities Index in Melbourne today. LONDON WORLD TOP INNOVATION CITY IN 2015 IN 500 CITIES 9TH ANNUAL INNOVATION CITIES INDEX, AS ASIAN CITIES RISE IN RANKINGĢthinknow // MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - London out-performed previous winners Silicon Valley, Vienna and Boston to become the world’s most innovative city in 2015. MEDIA: London beats Silicon Valley in Innovation Cities Index 2015 ![]()
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