NYC, DC lead 10 US cities in global smart city rankings
Source: Smart Cities Dive Published: September 17, 2020
Dive Brief:
New York City and Washington, DC are among 10 U.S. cities to be ranked in the Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) 2020 Smart City Index. Singapore; Helsinki, Finland; and Zurich, Switzerland were listed as the top three cities in the index, while NYC and DC ranked 10th and 12th on the list, respectively.
IMD said this year's index suggests the smartest cities have embraced technology amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and have combined that with strong leadership to tackle the crisis. IMD warned, however, that the disease could widen existing inequalities between cities of varying sizes and within cities themselves.
IMD also noted the rise of so-called "second cities" outside capital cities, which can improve a country’s overall competitiveness and ensure that economic development and opportunities are not only focused in one area. IMD said that may disadvantage leading city-state Singapore in the long term, however.