The sixth edition of the Smart Centres Index was published on 22 November 2022 SCI 6 rates the innovation and technology offerings of leading commercial centres tracking their ability to create develop and deploy technology
The SCI is a factor assessment index combining a number of instrumental factors – data measures drawn from a range of data providers across the world – and assessments given by business and finance professionals of three dimensions related to innovation and technology in major commercial and financial centres
Innovation Support – the support provided by regulatory and other systems to innovation and technology in a centreCreative Intensity – the intensity of technology and innovation services and opportunities in a centreDelivery Capability – the quality of the technology and innovation work that is taking place in a centre
131 commercial and financial centres were researched for SCI 5 of which 75 are included in the index SCI 6 was compiled using 138 instrumental factors These quantitative measures are provided by third parties including the World Bank The Economist Intelligence Unit the OECD and the United Nations
The instrumental factors are combined with financial centre assessments provided by respondents to the SCI online questionnaire SCI 6 uses 1725 assessments provided by 269 respondents
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The criteria are 134 quantitative and expert surveys in each field