The fourth edition ranks Stockholm, London and Singapore as top three cities and shows ICT can be an effective way of supporting sustainable development.
The 2013 index features 31 major world cities and measures their ICT maturity as well as the economic, social and environmental dimensions, called the “triple bottom line” effects.
The report found a strong correlation between triple bottom line performance and ICT maturity. Data presented in the report shows that advances in ICT create opportunities for economic growth through efficiency gains in both production and services, as well as in creating new, leaner, means of delivery.
Improving ICT maturity can be seen as a vital element of any sustainable urban development program for a highly-developed and connected society, the report says.
Stockholm’s top ranking is thanks to its well-developed ICT infrastructure, with a high penetration of smartphones and high-speed connections such as fiber-optic broadband and 4G LTE.
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