The Australian consulting firm 2thinknow has released its annual list of the most innovative cities in the world. It is the world’ s largest city classification and ranking with 331 benchmark cities classified, and top 125 cities ranked in 2011. Continue reading
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To commemorate C. K. Prahalad’ s work, strategy+business published an article that was in progress at the time of his death in April 2010. C.K. Prahalad was the Paul and Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor of Corporate Strategy at the University of Michigan’ s Ross School of Business and the author of The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits Continue reading
The report, “Centers, Cities, Clusters: Encouraging Innovation Through Sustainable Urban Design,’ published by American Planning Association, focuses on sustainable economic development through case studies from Barcelona, Boston and Curitiba highlighting innovative strategies for economic development in urban cores. Continue reading
This OECD report analyses the current trends in international investment in innovation and the attractiveness policies already implemented. The book also explores the role of investment incentives that governments tend to give to international investors: their rationale, their impact and their usefulness. Continue reading
The 4th Knowledge Cities World Summit will take place in Holon and Galilee, Israel between 14 and 17 November 2011. This year the Summit is focusing on ‘˜Knowledge Cities for Future Generations’ . Continue reading
The US State Technology and Science Index, published by Milken Institute, provides a nationwide benchmark for states to assess their science and technology capabilities, and whether they have the ecosystems for converting those capabilities into companies and high-paying jobs. Continue reading
LoraxPRO is an online collaborative tool aim to simplify many aspects of the LEED certification process. The tool has developed in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), developers of the LEED green building program. Continue reading