Smarter City Security: Mapping the Path to Success
Through partnerships, grant competitions and technology, cities nationwide are utilizing security to push their economies and quality of life forward.
A few months ago, cities around the world anxiously awaited for the results of the Global Cities Index, which identifies the world’s top 125 “global” cities on the basis of their ability to attract and retain global capital, people and ideas, as well as sustain that performance in the long term.
The indexes are based on a range of metrics, each with different weighting. For the Global Cities Index, 27 metrics across five dimensions are considered: Business activity (30 percent); Human capital (30 percent); Information exchange (15 percent); Cultural experience (15 percent); and Political engagement (10 percent). For the Global Cities Outlook, 13 indicators across four dimensions were taken into consideration: Personal well-being (25 percent); Economics (25 percent); Innovation (25 percent); and Governance (25 percent).