Ericsson RELEASES 2014 Networked Society City Index, ranking cities by ict maturity
Nine cities have been added to 2014 edition of Networked Society City Index report. Manila is ranked as 8th most improved city in ICT Maturity compared to its 2013 ranking Key finding: cities with low ICT maturity are improving their ICT maturity faster than high performing cities, indicating a catch-up effect, and a potential for cities to leapfrog by moving straight to advanced mobile technology The report includes three predictions for the future of cities, around the growth of smart citizens, a redefinition of GDP, and power of collaboration Ericsson recently published its latest Networked Society City Index. The index ranks 40 cities and measures their ICT maturity in terms of leverage from ICT investments on economic, social and environmental development: the "triple bottom line" effect.