臺北產經資訊網

By Huang Nuan-yun/TIER
[Global Views Monthly] announced the result of a Survey on Overall Competitiveness” in July 2015. It showed Taipei to be yet again the champion amongst 19 cities and counties around Taiwan. Besides the overall leading performance, Taipei City is also ranked as the first in five aspects: “economy and employment”, “education and culture”, “environmental protection and environmental quality”, “medical care and health” and “local finance”.

By Huang Nuan-yun/TIER
Mastercard Worldwide announced their newest “Global Destination Cities Index” report in June, 2015. For most cities, there has been stable growth of tourist numbers and consumption. The number of tourists is expected to increase to 38.29 million and 360 billion will be spent. The number of tourists to Taipei City is expected to increase to 6.55 million in 2015 to take the world’s 16th spot. Between 2009 and 2015, the compound growth rate reached 14.9%, and Taipei became the 7th fastest growing global city, surpassing both Tokyo and Hong Kong. Taipei is now regarded as having great growth potential as an Asian tourism destination.

By Huang Nuan-yun/TIER
According to the latest Networked Society City Index (2014) by the Ericsson Corporation Sweden, Stockholm retains its number one position. This report ranks 40 cities worldwide on their performance, challenges, and opportunities in both sustainability and development in the ICT field. Stockholm was followed by London, Paris, Singapore, and Copenhagen, in order. Taipei again ranked thirteenth.

By Huang Nuan-yun/TIER
According to the “Safe Cities Index” released in 2015 by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for 50 large cities around the world, the three with the highest ranking are all in Asia. This index uses Digital and Health security, and Infrastructure and Personal safety. Tokyo was ranked first as the “The Safest City”, Singapore was second and the City of Taipei ranked thirteen.

By Huang Nuan-yun/TIER
According to , the newly published “Smart-city survey” indicates all counties and cities’ current and future developmental situation, not only does Taipei take the number one spot on the overall ranking, but also the same position in both the “digital citizen participation” and “domestic and International competition participation rate and score” categories, demonstrating Taipei’s ability for growth and its fierce competitiveness.

By Huang Nuan-yun/TIER
This issue references the international consulting firm “Reputation Institute” to present the most reputable global cities in 2014, Taipei global ranking sits in 46th place (With a total score of 63.9), a significant increase in comparison to 2013 (69th). This shows that Taipei has particularly demonstrated fierce competition when it comes to its global reputation.