We’ve been doing a lot of navel-gazing at GeekWire over the past few weeks about the Seattle region’s standing as an innovation hub. Well, here’s more evidence that Seattle has a way to go in terms of establishing itself as a destination for the world’s best entrepreneurs.
According to a new report by 2ThinkNow, Seattle ranks 25th in the annual index of innovation centers. Boston finished first, buoyed by the strong lineup of educational institutions such as Harvard and MIT. San Francisco, Paris, New York and Vienna rounded out the top five.
Seattle ranked fifth in North America. But, as the pundits say, it is becoming an increasingly global world, so it is perhaps better to hold a measurement tape up against the global cities.
In the international chart, Seattle was wedged right between Shanghai and Singapore.
2ThinkNow analyzed 331 cities on 162 indicators, taking into considerations factors such as cultural assets (arts, sports teams, etc.), human infrastructure (universities, R&D businesses, etc.) and networked markets (communications and media facilities).
Here’s a look at the top 100 cities.
