Juniper Research has ranked Shanghai as the world's number-one smart city for 2022, after an evaluation including aspects such as transportation and infrastructure, energy and lighting, city management, and technology and urban connectivity.
World's No 1 Smart City for 2022: Shanghai - Thanks to World-leading Citizen Data Platform. Juniper Research has ranked Shanghai as the world's number one smart city for 2022.
The first smart city was arguably Amsterdam with the creation of a virtual digital city in 1994. Things then speeded up in mid-2000s when IBM and CISCO launched separate initiatives.
The Institute for Management Development and Singapore University of Technology and Design rank cities in the Smart City Index. In the Smart City Index 2021, the top ten smart cities were, in order, Singapore, Zurich, Oslo, Taipei City, Lausanne, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Geneva, Auckland, and Bilbao.
Canberra is Australia's leading 'smart city', providing its residents with top ratings for a range of quality indicators, including housing affordability, public transport, employment, and community participation, according to new Victoria University research.
Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Shillong. Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya, has been selected as the 100th Smart City of India by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs after evaluating the proposal submitted by it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Smart Cities Mission in India on June 25, 2015. The project aims to improve the quality of life for people living in India and drive economic growth. Almost 31% of the population of India lives in cities, and they contribute 63% of GDP, as per the data collected in Census 2011.
And though the news coming out of Silicon Valley has caused San Francisco's housing market to become one of the fastest declining in the nation, the city still landed the top spot with a 4.8% GDP growth in 2022.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Easily one of the richest cities in the world, Dubai is not only considered the world's most futuristic city because of its many skyscrapers, but also because of its breathtaking artificial islands.
Globally, Vienna tops the ranking for the 10th year running, closely followed by Zurich, the runner-up. This year, Mercer provides a separate ranking on personal safety. Western Europe dominates the ranking, with Luxembourg named as the safest city in the world.
Smart city index
While Abu Dhabi is ranked 28, Dubai is closely behind at 29, out of 118 cities.
Click to tweet: According to a new report from @NavigantRSRCH, there are more than 250 smart city projects from 178 cities around the world, and the majority focus on government and energy initiatives, followed by transportation, buildings, and water goals.
Owner & Developers of CSC. Capital Smart City Islamabad joint venture between Future Developments Holdings (Pvt.) Limited & Habib Rafiq (Pvt) Limited. HRL, a well-known name in the real estate industry of Pakistan, they are developers of Bahria Town, DHA in Islamabad & numerous other projects.
A smart city is a municipality that uses information and communication technologies (ICT) to increase operational efficiency, share information with the public and improve both the quality of government services and citizen welfare.
But the list was mostly dominated by affluent areas of Sydney. The 2027 postcode, which includes Darling Point, Edgecliff and Point Piper, came in second with $205,957. This was followed by the 2023 postcode, which includes Bellevue Hill, with an average income of $195,204.
In the ICI study, the United States ranked number one and was the only nation to receive an A+ rating. Coming in second place was the United Kingdom, followed by Germany in third place. Other high-ranking nations on the ICI include Australia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, Finland, and Denmark.
Survey finds Canberra to be the happiest city in Australia.
1. Venice. Among those who've seen it in person, the conclusion is unanimous: Venice is the most beautiful city in the world, and the only one that can truly be described as unique. Each building is a work of art, with their beauty enhanced when reflected on the canals that cross the city.