Tbilisi Ranked 112th among 165 Smart Cities

The IESE Cities in Motion Index has ranked Tbilisi 112th out of 165 cities in 80 countries.

The data are analyzed according to the following indicators: human capital, social cohesion (consensus among different groups living in the city); economy, mobility and transportation, environment, international outreach, technology, governance and urban planning.

Tbilisi has the best result in the environment category - 39th place, and the worst in urban planning - 130th place. It is ranked 104th in economics, 12th in human capital section, and 108th in technology. As for mobility and transportation, the capital of Georgia is in the 103rd place, and in international outreach – 116th place. Tbilisi was ranked the 100th in terms of governance and the 125th in social cohesion.

The 2018 edition of the CIMI includes 165 cities – 74 of them capitals – representing 80 countries, for consecutive years 2015-2017.

Once again, New York (1) remains the world leader, followed by London (2) and Paris (3). The rest of the top 10 cities in the overall ranking are: Tokyo (4), Reykjavik (5), Singapore (6), Seoul (7), Toronto (8), Hong Kong (9) and Amsterdam (10).

IESE Cities in Motion Strategies is a research platform that was launched by the IESE Business School Center for Globalization and Strategy and the IESE Department of Strategy.

The initiative connects a worldwide network of city experts and specialized private companies with local administrations all over the world, with the goal of developing valuable ideas and innovative tools that can generate smarter cities and promote change at the local level.

By Thea Morrison