A city is considered influential and important when everybody is talking about it. That said, there are no reliable figures for how strongly cities actually participate in the global conversation. The Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute has made a first attempt with its Global City Ranking and asks how a city remains relevant in the digital discourse.
All metropolises connect people and cultures – but not all to the same extent. The Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute has examined the most important cities in the world to measure how well they fulfil their networking role in global terms. The first thing to note: Europe is ahead.
The Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute has calculated the most connected cities in the digital world. We have established how connected the top 68 cities are online: on Wikipedia, Twitter, and the world wide web as accessed by Google.
Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron at the centre. Donald Trump and Canada’s Justin Trudeau in marginal positions. And halfway between Trump and Merkel, almost like an intermediary: Vladimir Putin. This picture emerges when you analyse the heads of state and government currently gathered at the G20 summit using network software.
Crypto Valley, between Zug and Zurich, is a Mecca for blockchain enthusiasts. But who are the players? Our network analysis makes the Twitter ecosystem in Crypto Valley visible.
People have lost faith in democracy, according to political scientists. We checked this assertion with a network analysis.
Just as many other analysts, Peter Gloor was wrong, too. The MIT researcher compiles the annual Thought Leader Index together with the GDI and explains why pollsters did not predict Trump’s electoral win.
We have been analysing the influence rank of global thought leaders since 2012. But what precisely do we mean, when we are talking about thought leadership?
The analysis of MIT researcher Peter Gloor shows clearly: Donald Trump’s chief strategist is present in the media. But that doesn’t give him influence in the websphere by default.
If you want global influence, it’s best to attend an elite university in England or the US, according to our network analysis.