New City Index Report Launched – Ranks Cities by ICT Maturity

Ericsson today published its latest Networked Society City Index. The index ranks 31 cities and measures their ICT maturity in terms of leverage from ICT investments on economic, social and environmental development.
In this report, the technology aspect has been updated to include dimensions such as 4G, open data, e-transactions and more advanced usage. The results reconfirm and further strengthen the correlation between ICT and societal, economic and environmental development.
On the top of the list is Stockholm followed by London and Singapore. Among first ten are Paris, Copenhagen, Oslo and New York. The Swedish capital’s top ranking is due to its well-developed ICT infrastructure, with a high penetration of smartphones and high-speed connections.
“ICT enables completely new ways for citizens to interact with their city and its environment. It becomes a platform for collaboration where citizens can share information and more actively engage in dealing with every day issues. Citizens’ ability to use new technology and gain direct benefits needs to be at the forefront”, said Hans Ovesen VP Industry Relations.
Full report available on this link.