The Top 50 future-ready cities in the world 

In a study conducted by IHS and Dell, which ranked 50 cities from around the world that are embracing technology to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing and globalized future, Toronto, the only city in Canada in this group was listed at 11.

This study was based on attributes that enable people and organizations to access new tools and ideas that deliver better connectivity, better economic performance and a greater ability to attract talent. In conducting this study, cities were evaluated in three areas: human capital, infrastructure and commerce.

In a future-ready economy, equipping people with the right skills to drive social and economic change is vital and also equally important is having the infrastructure in place to support people, organizations and technology to enable progress over time. But having these two areas in place are not enough, a future-ready economy must sustain opportunities for businesses to accelerate innovation, growth and profitability as well.

Having these vital resources in place make a city ready to embrace transformation, which is needed to keep abreast with changing global economy.

“We live in a digital age in which the power of innovation to transform our world is all around us,” said Kevin Peesker, president, Dell Canada Inc. “Our cities are faced with new challenges every day—from supporting a growing population and building a thriving culture, to fueling economic opportunity for everyone. By understanding Future-Ready Economies and their attributes, cities, businesses and people can create policies and strategies that will enable them to prosper and achieve strong economic health.”

The Top 50 global cities are:

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

To learn more, visit Future-Ready Economies.