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德勤中际交往中心研究院nstituteiotelE1Conflicts21.2Landscape21.3OpportunitiesActivities232.142.252.3Adjustments83.2GeneralCharacteristics122312Attractiveness34Connectivity44Indexthetheoreticalsystem,framework,methodsthefirsttheIndexreleased2023.Adjustmentsthemethodssomenewcities—Brussels,Istanbul,RiodeandJohannesburg—wereaddedasobjects,withthethecharacteristicstypicalcenters.theNewSeoul,Santhecitiestheranking,stablethereport,withsomecities.ranksfirst.surpassedNewrisesecondsurpassedSeoulrisefourththescoresthesethreecitiesseventhplaces,respectively,fromthereport.bythreeitsfirstthereportsomenewcharacteristicstheera.Firstly,citiesrecoveredfromtheexperiencedafasterrisetherankings,thoseprogressrestoringdirectthetourists,asconnectivityoffsettingtheimpactsthethespeedtheconnectivitywiththeconflictsthecapacitysomecitiestheAsaresult,strategicthegeopoliticsotherdiscourseaffairs.reportalsodiscernsnewthefromthreeattractiveness,connectivity.delvestopicsasthesecuritybusinesscities,thecities,theimpacttechnologytransformation.serveExpertWeiminMembertheCommitteethe13thChinesePoliticalConsultativeConferenceCommittee,Vice-chairmantheCommitteeonAffairstheCommittee,

FormerDeputyDirectortheOfficetheCentralGroupforFinanceandEconomicsJiangXiaojuanProfessortheUniversityChineseAcademySocialSciencesFormerDeputySecretary-GeneraltheStateCouncilXueLanDistinguishedProfessorArts,HumanitiesandSocialSciences,UniversityandDeanSchwarzmanUniversityLiShantongFormerHeadandSeniorResearchtheDepartmentDevelopmentStrategyandRegionaltheDevelopmentResearchCentertheStateCouncilDeputyDeanInstituteforDevelopmentPlanning,University,andProfessorSchoolPolicy&Management,UniversityLiZhiInstituteforDevelopmentPlanning,UniversityGongPuInstituteforDevelopmentPlanning,UniversityBiShiyaoSchoolPolicy&Management,UniversitySunXiaoSchoolPolicy&Management,UniversityHanyingSchoolPolicy&Management,UniversityZhuSiyaoSchoolPolicy&Management,UniversityJinShiyaoInstituteforDevelopmentPlanning,UniversityWangLingyiInstituteforDevelopmentPlanning,UniversityLiTianruiInstituteforDevelopmentPlanning,UniversityDongExecutiveAssociateDeanInstituteforDevelopmentPlanning,University,andResearchInstituteforGovernanceandGlobalGovernance,UniversityNormanSzeDeloitteVicePencePengPartner,DeloitteInstituteInternationalCongExchangeCentersMaPartner,DeloitteInstituteInternationalFeijunExchangeCentersChenLanPartner,DeloitteInstituteInternationalExchangeCentersWangxinPartner,DeloitteInstituteInternationalExchangeCentersJohnnyZhangPartner,DeloitteInstituteInternationalXiangfanExchangeCentersLilyJiPartner,DeloitteInstituteInternationalExchangeCentersChaoSongDeloitteInstituteInternationalExchangeCentersIanZhaoLeiDeloitteInstituteInternationalExchangeCentersEstherZengDeloitteInstituteInternationalYuemingExchangeCentersDeputyDeanInstituteforDevelopmentPlanning,University,andProfessorSchoolPolicy&Management,UniversityGongPuDirectorAcademicResearchDepartment,InstituteforDevelopmentPlanning,University,andAssistantProfessorSchoolPolicy&Management,UniversityLiZhiAssistantDeanInstituteforDevelopmentUniversity

IanZhaoLeiDeloitteInstituteInternationalExchangeCenters1.NewChangesinInternationalActivitiesintheE1International20242023,theworldtheimpactthearecovery.theera,thewithsecurityissuesUN-centeredsystembeenseverelybeenbydistractions,theblocscamps.conflictsunderscoredtheimportancesecurityfurtherthecenters.cross-borderpersonnelmobilitytransportation,arecoveryindustriesguests,businessservicesbeenaffected.tradebeenbynon-economicfactors,withtiesbetweenthethedevelopedregions.formedthedecades-longprocess,advantages.theera,therecovering,attemptserectbarriersthehistoricaltrenddevelopment.advancementsimpactstheformsexchanges.becamethewiththefrequencyinteractionstheusemeetings,messaging,artificialimpactsinteractions,exacerbatingthefacedcountries.Somerestrictivebarriers,withAIstrengths,furtherthecountries.aexpectationthetheSouthcountries,technologyAIcanbetterdevelopment.aprogress,thetrendprospecttechnology22.TheoreticalModeland3International2024citiesconnectingandservingtheworld,attractinghigh-endelements,androlesaffairs.nodesandplatformsthedynamicnetwork.essencethreeaspects:abilityaffairs,aggregateresources,asasinstitutions,platforms,rulessupportingneedleastthreefunctions:attractgatherendelements.exertaffairsassci-techasaseducation.connectservetheBasedtheunderstanding,theIndexthethreefirst-levelindicators—Attractiveness,andConnectivitythestatustheperspectivesfactors,andconnectivity.frameworkFigure1FrameworkInternationalexchangecenterAttractivenessInfluenceInflowSpillovereffectADBCConnectivityTransportconnectionDigitalnetworkBusinesscommunication42.TheoreticalModeland2.Figure2DimensionsAttractivenessInfluenceConnectivityAttractivenessreferstheattractcapitalotherhigh-endfactorresourcesthecity.citiesoftenpossesscertainthemattractivehigh-endtalent,enterprisesoverseastourists.termsattractiveness,cityleastbeaastartabusinessinvestbusinessactivitiestravelrefersthearesourcesscientific,fields.oftendriverssci-techmagnetstheprogresstermscityleastbeparticipate(sci-techdriveshowcasetheachievementsConnectivityrefersthescopeinterconnectivitybetweenacitytherestthecenters,possessstrongconnectionserveasrespectivewiththeresttheconnectivityacityitswiththebylogisticsinfrastructure(transportinfrastructurenetwork),asaspersonnelplatformsothers.Thesefactorsalsoessentialacityexchanges,itsattractiveness,TheIndexfollowstheprinciplesof“science-baseddesign,simplecomposition,datacomparabilityandpracticalguidance”andbuildsupontheevaluationsystemofthepreviousreport.Adjustmentshavebeenmadetosomethird-levelindicatorsundersecond-leveldimensionstooptimizeindicatormeasurementandenhancethereliabilityandvalidityoftheindicatorsystem.Themainadjustedindicatorsincludeseventhird-levelindicatorsunderfivesecond-leveldimensions:livability,tourism-friendliness,sci-techinnovation,cultureandeducation,andtransportconnection.Thespecificadjustmentsareasfollows:murderbeencrimeindex.theimportantrepresentativeasecurityIndexincorporatestheprisonersper100,000inhabitantsas5International2024withthemurderwiththeindex.prisonersper100,000reflectstheproportionoffendersacountrywhomeettheaspectrumbehaviors.newindexbetterreflectsthesecurityacityitscountry.Theindicatorforpercapitaconsumptionofinboundtouristshasbeenremovedduetoitssusceptibilitytothevaryingpricelevelsofdifferentcitiesandthelackofaunifiedcalculationmethodanddatasource.TheIndexnowonlyretainsthenumberofinboundtouriststomeasureacity’stourism-friendliness.thenumberscientificpapersbeenthehigh-levelscientificpaperindex.indexcomprisesthenumberpaperspublishedScienceIndexjournals,theproportionpapers,thenumberpapers,aindexaafromtheperspectivesTheIndexassignsdifferentweightstothenumberoftopglobaluniversitiesaccordingtotheirrankingsegments.Thenumberoftopuniversitiesineachcityisweightedtoformaglobaltopuniversityindex,incorporatingboththequantityandqualityofuniversities.Additionally,theIndexintroducesthehigh-levelhumanitiesandsocialsciencespaperindex,whichiscomposedofthenumberofhighlycitedpapers,theproportionofhighlycitedpapers,andthenumberofhotpapersintheSocialScienceCitationIndex(SSCI)andArtsandHumanitiesCitationIndex(AHCI),weightedandcombinedinastandardizedmanner.Indexthemethodthedensityconnections,astheactualnumberflightsdepartingfromtheairportsandoverseasdirectorstopoverflights,dividedbythecitieswithdirectwiththecity.actualnumberflightscanbetterreflectthepictureconnectionsbetweencities.61TheSystemforInternationalExchangeCenters2.TheoreticalModelandIndexLivabilityIndexofInternationalCongress&ConventionAssociation(ICCA)NumberGradescoreTheGlobalAssociationoftheExhibitionIndustry(UFI)Number

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theanewtheprisoners(per100,000AmericancitiesperformInternational2024abusiness-friendlybytheBank’sBusinessscores.thecitiesthefiveKong,NewSanAsacity-state,businessattributeditssystemlaw-basedbenefitsfromDenmark’scross-borderranksfirsttheBank’scross-bordertradeindex,withcostsimportsexports,agoodthefreecross-bordertrade.taxrateswithsales,capitaltaxes.ranksfirsttermstheeaseconstructionpermitstermstheeasetaxes.registrationbusinessregistrationextremelycanbeaslittleasathecitiesfivelocatedtheU.S.NewAngeles,Boston,Seattle)twolocatedSantheecosystemabusinessstartups.sixthseventh,respectively.Column2Beijingcontinuouslycultivatesanddevelopsfutureorientedindustries,andacceleratestheinnovationand

entrepreneurshipinhigh-techindustries.1.Providingpolicysupportforhigh-techenterprises.2.Acceleratingthedeploymentofdigitalinfrastructure.3.Drivinginnovationandentrepreneurshipthroughthedigitaldevelopmentofthecity.wasthemostdirectlybytheitsrecoveryboostingthethetourists2023steadygrowth,thelevels.thespeedrecoveryvariesacrosscities,withAmerican,EasterncitiesthoseAsiaexpected,as4.FigureRecoveryInbound�����������������������������������������������������������Pre-PandemicPost-PandemicRecoveryRate(%)Citiesnewlyaddedthisevaluationthepre-pandemicdatamostcitiesfromwiththeexceptionsevencitieswhere

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wherethedataisfrom2021.fromtheSARgovernment,thecitywitnessed212trips2023,a39-thelevels.tripswas34thehighestcitiesthesevisits,thereflectingtheimportancetieswiththeitsrecoveryfromtherankssecondthevisits2023,industrysuccessfullyemergedfromtheachievedgrowth.MostAsiancities,yetrecoveredfromtheimpactIndexusessecond-levelseventheattractivenesscenters.scoresthecitiesasInternational2024FigureScoresandRankingsAttractivenessFigure12ScoresandRankingsLivability���������������������������������������������������*�������������������*�*��*****��������������������������������****�����������������������������*Newlyevaluatedcities*NewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcities4.Figure13ScoresandRankingsBusiness-friendlinessFigureScoresandRankingsCareer-friendliness������������������������������������������������������������������������������*��*��*****����������������������������********����������������������������*Newlyevaluatedcities*NewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcitiesInternational2024Figure15ScoresandRankingsTourism-friendliness������*���������������������������������*****##����������������������������*NewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcities5.InfluenceInternational2024primaryvenuescooperation,alsoimportantplatformsevents,affairs,Citieswithembassies,headquartersnon-Paris,NewGeneva,asustainedagenda-setting,rule-making,Brusselsthetermsaffairs.Column3Brussels’abilitytoattractasignificantnumberinternationalorganizationsstemsfromitshistorical,geographical,

andculturalendowments,aswellasthelong-termeffortstheBrusselsgovernment.1.Endowmentshistory,geographicallocation,andotheraspects.2.andservicesfororganizations.3.Advancedfacilitiesforexchanges.ThreeAmericancitiesSanEasternAsiancitiesratedasthemostcompetitivecitiessci-techSanthetwotermssci-techcareer-friendliness,theSanBaywithitsthebestthanksitswell-establishedindustry-academia-researchecosystemitsstatusasasci-techasauniversitiesinstitutions,gathersthecityexcelthepapers,papers,PCTperformanceitssci-techsci-techthefurtheritsecosystem.5.InfluenceFigureComparisonScores“Career-Friendliness”and������BeijingSanFrancisco����SeoulTokyoHongKongLondon����ParisNewYork��Singapore��Madrid����������������������������ScoresofCareer-friendlinessApartSanBoston,AmericancitiesthereflectingthewithstrongasevidencedbythepresencefivecitiestheAsthescientificpapersthepastdecade,Boston,SanAngeles,Paris,Seattle,thethepapers,takeswithbyBostonwith303,withSanthefive.ranksfirstthethebyShenzhenSeoul.Supportedbysystemicallyimportantfinancialinstitutionsincludingcentralbanks,commercialbanks,stockexchanges,andlargeinsurancecompanies,thesecitiesplayvitalrolesinglobalmarketsforstocks,bonds,foreignexchange,commodities,andfinancialderivatives.Additionally,theyarecrucialplayersinmacroeconomicpolicy-makingandglobalcapitalallocation.Column4Asa1.strengthenresourcecapabilities.2.Expandhigh-standardinstitutionalopeningthe3.Supporttheemergingsectorssuchasgreenandlow-carbonInternational2024aParis,othercities,boastheritagesbythereflectinghistory,Paris,SanBoston,Newcities,boastauniversities,gatherthemostimportantresourcesTheycriticalthevalues,alsoimportantbirthplacescontemporaryconcepts.IndexeducationFirstly,thebyuniversitiesbothastheindexhigh-levelpaperssciencesnewlyaddedachievementsresearchesthoughts,values,theories,withthecities3.FigureComparison“NumberGlobalUniversities”andUniversitiesIndex”��������������GlobalTopUniversitiesIndex(afteradjustments)NumberofTopGlobalUniversities(beforeadjustments)Newlyaddedcitiesnotincluded.5.Influence3CitiesIndexHigh-LevelPapersonHumanitiesandSocialSciencesCityIndexScoreNumberProportionNumberPaperson

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mitigatetheimpactonphysicalconnectivitybyenhancingdigitalconnectivitylevels.International2024Amongthetoptencitiesintransportconnection,Europeaccountsforfour,Asiaforfive,andNorthAmericaforone.CitiessuchasLondon,Seoul,andNewYork,withtheirprominentinternationalairports,functionaspivotalaviationhubsintheirrespectiveregionsandglobally.London,withdirectinternationalflightsto325cities,remainsfirstintheOAG’s2023GlobalMegaHubAirportIndex.Figure23ComparisontheNumberDirectInternationalDestinationsPre-andPost-Pandemic������������������������������������������������TheNumberofDec����TheNumberofFeb����ProportionofRecovery(%)Newlyaddedcitiesnotincluded.pivotsAsiapoisedbecomenewconnectivityhubs.Kong,thethebecomethetransportationhubs.itselfasthebetweenEastDrivenbyathrivingindustry,themostmodernairporttheEast,Airport,withdirect264cities,boththeEasttheasacity-state,activelyitstransportinfrastructureamodernconnectivitysystem.Authoritytransportagreementswith130theexpectedfurther.6.ConnectivityColumn6totheAirportsCouncilInternationalAmsterdamSchipholAirportrankedthirdamongthetop

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