10 most high-tech cities in the world
If you want to know what the
future will look like, these are the cities to keep an eye on
San Francisco
If every city claims to be
the `Silicon Valley' of its particular home country, you can guarantee Silicon
Valley is the gold standard for tech. Since the region is identified by the
largest neighbouring city, San Francisco takes the top spot. It is the epicenter
of all things tech, from its gigantic startup culture to its venture capital
scene to its population of designers and programmers.
New York
New York is a special kind
of tech heavyweight. It is both extremely dated in its infrastructure, but at
the same time, unbelievably progressive.According to the state comptroller's
office, nearly 7,000 high-tech companies in New York City provided more than
1,00,000 jobs during the third quarter of 2013.
London
London has become a public
transportation dream with the introduction of its Crossrail project. By 2018,
10 new train lines will connect 30 existing stations with new tunnels. London
also has more startups and programmers than almost any other city in the world.
By some estimates, there may be more IT jobs in London than all of California.
Los Angeles
Film isn't the only
industry in LA. In 2014, a report by the LA County Economic Development
Corporation suggested that LA had more high-tech sector jobs than any other
region in the US. The report found the total wealth output hovers around $58
billion.
Seoul
Seoul has been called the
city of the future, and rightfully so. Innovation is practically baked into its
design, as its metro system may even have New York's subway beat. Seoul files
more patents than just about any city in the world. It has developed technology
that is already ubiquitous.
Taipei
Taipei is the far-and-away
leader when it comes to industrial design.This has been the case for years -the
city much prefers to delve into hardware rather than software. Some of the
largest PC companies call the city home, including Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, and
Acer.
Boston
A lot of exciting
technologies have been coming out of Boston over the last several years from
STEM elites like MIT, Harvard, Tufts, and Northeastern -many of them in the
biotech and robotic fields. The city has a handful of venture capital firms
that pour money into innovation labs and university startups.
Singapore
Singapore boasts a high
number of programmers and venture capitalists.The city-state is constantly
introducing new infrastructure and high-tech high-rises, including one with an
entire forest in the atrium.
Toronto
Rife with startups and
innovative infrastructure, stemming from places like the Cisco Innovation
Centre, Toronto is home to 30 per cent of Canada's IT firms, the majority of
which have fewer than 50 employees.That means there's a crop of young companies
poised to make an impact in the next decade.
Chicago
You might not think of the
Midwest as a startup magnet, but Chicago is quickly proving that assumption
false.A recent report found Illinois was among the top five in high-tech jobs
in the US, with the Windy City making up a big chunk of those spots .
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