智能中心指数12

DistributedFutures We are pleased to present thetwelfthedition of theSmart Centres Index(SCI 12). 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 to helpinvestors,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, DistributedLedgers, 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 a centre.•Delivery Capability-the quality of the technology and innovation work that is taking place in a centre. 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 a ratio,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?”This questionunderliesLong Finance’s goal to improvesociety’s understanding and use of finance overthe long-term. In contrast to the short-termismthat defines today’s economic views, the LongFinance timeframe is roughly 100 years. The authors of this report, Mike Wardle andProfessor Michael Mainelli, would like to thankBikash Kharel, Sasha Davis, and the rest of theZ/Yen team for their contributions with research,modelling, and ideas. © Z/Yen Group 2025 Contents ContentPageSummary & Headlines1SCI 12 Ranks And Ratings3The Three SCI Dimensions5Top Five Centres7SCI 12: Further Analysis9Areas Of Competitiveness10Commentary On Factors14Reputation15The SCI 12 World-Centres In The Index16Regional Analysis18North America19Asia/Pacific21Western Europe23Middle East & Africa25Eastern Europe & Central Asia27Latin America & The Caribbean29Technology Development31Appendix 1: Assessment Details32Appendix 2: Respondents’ Details35Appendix 3: Methodology36Appendix 4: Instrumental Factors39 Summary& Headlines Commentary The Smart Centres Index focuses on technology and innovation in financial and commercial centres acrossthe world, including Science, Energy Systems, and Machine Learning, along with other applications. Theindex is designed to improve our understanding ofscience and technology policy, regulation, and delivery.Leading centres in the SCI are based in places which combine a high performing university sector acrossSTEM subjects, with well-developed regulatory, commercial, and financial services. The SCI takes into account the three dimensions of Innovation Support, Creative Intensity, and DeliveryCapability. On average, centres inNorth Americascorehigher for Creative Intensity, while centres inLatinAmerica & the Caribbeanand the Middle East & Africascore higher forDelivery Capability. InAsia/Pacific,Western Europe,and Eastern Europe & Central Asia, the dimensions are well-balanced. We asked respondents to the SCI survey to identify the areas of technology which are likely to have themost impact on industry over the next five years. Almost a quarter of respondents identified ‘ArtificialIntelligence, Digital And Computing’ as likelyto have the greatest impact, with ‘Energy And EnvironmentalTechnology’, and ‘Robotics’ mentioned by 17% and 14% of respondents respectively. The average rating in SCI 12rose by3.33%, building on a rise of0.63%inSCI 11. The biggest increase inaverage ratings of4.01% was inEastern Europe & Central Asia, while thelowest increase in theaverageratingwasforNorth Americawhere ratingsrose2.46%. Assessments in the SCI survey appear to favour centres with strong people skills. This assists leadingcentres such as Zurich,Singapore, San Francisco,and London, and may also explain the prominence ofOxford and Cambridge, which form a ‘golden triangle’ with London in the UK. SCI 12Results •Zurich took first place in the index,with Londonand Singapore overtaking San Francisco to take secondand third positions.•Five Western European centres feature in the top 10, alongsidetwoUS centres.•Busanand Tel Aviv also feature in the top 10.•Sixcentres rose 10 or more places in the ranking in SCI 12, while five centres fell 10 or more places. North America •Nine North American centres feature in SCI 12andfourare in the world top 20.•All North American centres other than Los Angeles fell in theranking compared with SCI 11.•The average rating in North American centres was up2.46%. Asia/Pacific •21Asia/Paci