Dell shares 50 city list for utilizing technology

Smart city DubaiEnterprise networking vendor Dell has shared the list of 50 cities around the world for utilizing technology.

Dell Future-Ready Economies Model scores large, high-growth global metropolitan areas based on attributes that enable people and organizations to access new tools and new ideas that deliver better connectivity, better economic performance.

Dell ranked the cities based on the following:

Human capital: A Future-Ready Economy has people equipped with the right skills to drive meaningful social and economic change.

Infrastructure: A Future-Ready Economy has the infrastructure necessary to support the people, businesses, and technology that enable progress over time.

Commerce: A Future-Ready Economy provides sustained opportunities for businesses to accelerate innovation, growth and profitability.

“Backed by insights from experts in the public sector, technology firms, the start-up community and higher education, we developed a methodology to evaluate the degree to which city economies are Future Ready. These ratings will enable cities to take actions that will position them to capitalize on opportunities for the future,” said James Diffley, senior director, IHS Economics.

 
The Future-Ready Ranking of 50 Global Economies:
             
1. San Jose, Calif. 18. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. 35. Los Angeles, Calif.
2. San Francisco, Calif. 19. Houston, Texas 36. Pittsburgh, Pa.
3. Singapore 20. Atlanta, Ga. 37. Columbus, Ohio
4. London 21. Charlotte, N.C. 38. Indianapolis, Ind.
5. Washington, DC 22. Chicago, Ill. 39. Milan
6. Boston, Mass. 23. Munich 40. Sao Paulo
7. Austin, Texas 24. Beijing 41. Buenos Aires
8. Raleigh, N.C. 25. Hong Kong 42. San Antonio, Texas
9. Stockholm 26. Paris 43. Orlando, Fla.
10. Sydney 27. Taipei 44. Delhi
11. Toronto 28. Shanghai 45. Suzhou
12. Seoul-Incheon 29. Louisville, Ky. 46. Istanbul
13. Seattle, Wash. 30. Salt Lake City, Utah 47. Jakarta
14. Denver, Colo. 31. Guangzhou 48. Tianjin
15. Portland, Ore. 32. Tokyo 49. Shenzhen
16. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas 33. Moscow 50. Mexico City
17. New York, N.Y. 34. Des Moines, Iowa