Recently, Thai media quoted CNBC as reporting that the World Competitiveness Research Center (IMD) and the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) in Seoul, South Korea, released the 2024 Smart City Index (2024 Smart City Index) rankings.
It is understood that the World Smart City Index is based on the analysis data of researchers and the survey of 120 residents in each city, so as to rank 142 smart cities in the world. The ranking, which considers the impact of each city's infrastructure and technology on its potential and quality of life, ranks the top 10 in the world as follows:
1. Switzerland - Zurich
2. Norway - Oslo
3. Australia - Canberra
4. Switzerland - Geneva
5. Singapore
6. Denmark - Copenhagen
7. Switzerland - Lausanne
8. United Kingdom - London
9. Finland-Helsinki
10. United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
At the same time, in addition to the outperformance of European cities, cities in the Asian region have also improved their rankings. As for Bangkok, Thailand, it ranks 84th in the world, ahead of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Tokyo and Osaka in Japan. The top 5 smart cities in Asia in 2024 are:
1. Singapore (ranked 5th)
2. China – Beijing (ranked 13th)
3. Taiwan, China - Taipei (ranked 16th)
4. South Korea - Seoul (ranked 17th)
5. China – Shanghai (ranked 19th)