Vienna Tops Worldwide Ranking of "Smart Cities"

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: May 29, 2012; 16:50 ♦ (Vindobona)

The online magazine "Co.Exist" put's Austria's capital at the top of a list of "smart cities" ahead of Toronto, New York and Berlin.

Vienna Tops Worldwide Ranking of "Smart Cities" / Picture: © Vindobona.org

US climate strategist Boyd Cohen recently raked Vienna top of list of ten citiesfor technology and sustainability in the online magazine "Co.Exist". Vienna was followed by Toronto, Paris, New York, London, Tokyo, Berlin, Copenhagen, Hong Kong and Barcelona.

Innovation and sustainability are the most important criteria for a smart city according to Cohen. The use of information…