智能中心指数6

November 2022 Distributed Futures We are pleased to present the sixth edition of theSmart Centres Index(SCI 6). The SCI has been developed by Z/Yen, as part of its Long Finance Initiative and the Distributed FuturesProgramme, to track commercial centres’ability to create, develop, and deploy technology. It aims tohelp investors, governments, and regulators track the attractiveness of technology centres for newtechnologies and products by measuring how attuned centres and their regulatory systems are toattracting innovation and growth in Science, Technology, Energy Systems, Machine Learning,Distributed Ledgers, and Fintech. The SCI tracks three dimensions related to innovation and technology in the cities that we rank:Innovation Support-the support provided by regulatory and other systems to innovation and •technology in a centre.•Creative Intensity-the intensity of technology and innovation services and opportunities in acentre.•Delivery Capability-the quality of the technology and innovation work that is taking place in acentre. Z/Yenhelps organisations make better choices-ourclientsconsider us a commercial think-tank thatspots, solves, and acts. Our name combines Zen and Yen-‘a philosophical desire to succeed’-in aratio, recognising that all decisions are trade-offs. One of Z/Yen’s specialisms is the development andpublication of research combining factor analysis and professional assessments. Long Financeis a Z/Yen initiative designed toaddress the question“When would we knowour financial system is working?”Thisquestion underlies Long Finance’s goal toimprove society’s understanding and use offinance over the long-term. In contrast to theshort-termism that defines today’s economicviews, the Long Finance timeframe is roughly100 years. The authors of this report, Mike Wardle andProfessor Michael Mainelli, would like to thankBikash Kharel and the rest of the Z/Yen teamfor their contributions with research,modelling, and ideas. © Z/Yen Group 2022 Cover Photo ByNational Cancer InstituteonUnsplash: Stress Fibers and Microtubules in Human BreastCancer Cells Foreword This is an extraordinary moment for the latest Smart Centres Index to be published. Innovation and technology continue to advance at ever increasing pace. The scope and scale of theseadvances are difficult to immediately grasp. Novel computational methods, materials and sensing aretransforming the physical sciences. The ability to engineer with biology is transforming the life andhealth sciences. It is however, the convergence of the scientific capabilities that have led to the largeststeps forward and is most set to change the scene. The ability to engineer 'in silico' has, across all theareas, allowed innovation to make rapid progress. The context in which this progress is being made is, of courseexceptionally challenging. Globally we arefacing an economic downturn, the magnitude of which is uncertain, but likely serious. We have war inEurope and consequent disruption, not least to energy supply. Tension arising from worseningrelationships between China and the US and its allies is mounting. Our collective understanding of theimplications of climate change has improved, and from that we have an appreciation of the massivesteps required to prevent further damage and slow its advance. The immediate threat of pandemicillness is receding but the longer-term threats remain. Innovation and technology have consequently ceased to be peripheral concerns in geopolitics. They arecritical to growth and prosperity, to security and defence, to health and to climate change mitigationand to contributing to global goals. They are a source of national strategic advantage and hence ofactive contest. In this context, the UK seeks to establish itself as a 'science superpower' and hascommitted to the investment necessary to achieve this. The UK is not unusual this regard, though itpossesses particular assets it can leverage that make its ambition credible. Central to this ambition are the UK's cities and the innovation ecosystems they sustain. There is atension between support for these centres and the desire to 'level-up'-reducing regional inequitiesand economic 'dead spots' that blight the lives of citizens. This tension is again not unusual globally,though it is particularly marked in the UK. The Smart Centres Index is a source of rich insight and analysis that can illuminate global trends andcan inform national policies. It can help address these tensions. It is a vital tool for policy makers andinnovators alike. I commend it to you. Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein CBE FREngPresidentCity, University of London Summary And Headlines CommentaryThe Smart Centres Index focuses on technology and innovation in financial and commercial centres across the world, including Science, Energy Systems, and Machine Learning, along with otherapplications. The index is designed to improve our understanding of science & technology policy,regulation, and deliver