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德勤中際交往中心研究院nstituteiotelE1Con?icts21.2Landscape21.3OpportunitiesActivities232.142.252.3Adjustments83.2GeneralCharacteristics122312Attractiveness34Connectivity44Indexthetheoreticalsystem,framework,methodsthe?rsttheIndexreleased2023.Adjustmentsthemethodssomenewcities—Brussels,Istanbul,RiodeandJohannesburg—wereaddedasobjects,withthethecharacteristicstypicalcenters.theNewSeoul,Santhecitiestheranking,stablethereport,withsomecities.ranks?rst.surpassedNewrisesecondsurpassedSeoulrisefourththescoresthesethreecitiesseventhplaces,respectively,fromthereport.bythreeits?rstthereportsomenewcharacteristicstheera.Firstly,citiesrecoveredfromtheexperiencedafasterrisetherankings,thoseprogressrestoringdirectthetourists,asconnectivityo?settingtheimpactsthethespeedtheconnectivitywiththecon?ictsthecapacitysomecitiestheAsaresult,strategicthegeopoliticsotherdiscoursea?airs.reportalsodiscernsnewthefromthreeattractiveness,connectivity.delvestopicsasthesecuritybusinesscities,thecities,theimpacttechnologytransformation.serveExpertWeiminMembertheCommitteethe13thChinesePoliticalConsultativeConferenceCommittee,Vice-chairmantheCommitteeonA?airstheCommittee,

FormerDeputyDirectortheO?cetheCentralGroupforFinanceandEconomicsJiangXiaojuanProfessortheUniversityChineseAcademySocialSciencesFormerDeputySecretary-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.con?ictsunderscoredtheimportancesecurityfurtherthecenters.cross-borderpersonnelmobilitytransportation,arecoveryindustriesguests,businessservicesbeena?ected.tradebeenbynon-economicfactors,withtiesbetweenthethedevelopedregions.formedthedecades-longprocess,advantages.theera,therecovering,attemptserectbarriersthehistoricaltrenddevelopment.advancementsimpactstheformsexchanges.becamethewiththefrequencyinteractionstheusemeetings,messaging,arti?cialimpactsinteractions,exacerbatingthefacedcountries.Somerestrictivebarriers,withAIstrengths,furtherthecountries.aexpectationthetheSouthcountries,technologyAIcanbetterdevelopment.aprogress,thetrendprospecttechnology22.TheoreticalModeland3International2024citiesconnectingandservingtheworld,attractinghigh-endelements,androlesa?airs.nodesandplatformsthedynamicnetwork.essencethreeaspects:abilitya?airs,aggregateresources,asasinstitutions,platforms,rulessupportingneedleastthreefunctions:attractgatherendelements.exerta?airsassci-techasaseducation.connectservetheBasedtheunderstanding,theIndexthethree?rst-levelindicators—Attractiveness,andConnectivitythestatustheperspectivesfactors,andconnectivity.frameworkFigure1FrameworkInternationalexchangecenterAttractivenessIn?uenceIn?owSpillovere?ectADBCConnectivityTransportconnectionDigitalnetworkBusinesscommunication42.TheoreticalModeland2.Figure2DimensionsAttractivenessIn?uenceConnectivityAttractivenessreferstheattractcapitalotherhigh-endfactorresourcesthecity.citiesoftenpossesscertainthemattractivehigh-endtalent,enterprisesoverseastourists.termsattractiveness,cityleastbeaastartabusinessinvestbusinessactivitiestravelrefersthearesourcesscienti?c,?elds.oftendriverssci-techmagnetstheprogresstermscityleastbeparticipate(sci-techdriveshowcasetheachievementsConnectivityrefersthescopeinterconnectivitybetweenacitytherestthecenters,possessstrongconnectionserveasrespectivewiththeresttheconnectivityacityitswiththebylogisticsinfrastructure(transportinfrastructurenetwork),asaspersonnelplatformsothers.Thesefactorsalsoessentialacityexchanges,itsattractiveness,TheIndexfollowstheprinciplesof“science-baseddesign,simplecomposition,datacomparabilityandpracticalguidance”andbuildsupontheevaluationsystemofthepreviousreport.Adjustmentshavebeenmadetosomethird-levelindicatorsundersecond-leveldimensionstooptimizeindicatormeasurementandenhancethereliabilityandvalidityoftheindicatorsystem.Themainadjustedindicatorsincludeseventhird-levelindicatorsunder?vesecond-leveldimensions:livability,tourism-friendliness,sci-techinnovation,cultureandeducation,andtransportconnection.Thespeci?cadjustmentsareasfollows:murderbeencrimeindex.theimportantrepresentativeasecurityIndexincorporatestheprisonersper100,000inhabitantsas5International2024withthemurderwiththeindex.prisonersper100,000re?ectstheproportiono?endersacountrywhomeettheaspectrumbehaviors.newindexbetterre?ectsthesecurityacityitscountry.Theindicatorforpercapitaconsumptionofinboundtouristshasbeenremovedduetoitssusceptibilitytothevaryingpricelevelsofdifferentcitiesandthelackofaunifiedcalculationmethodanddatasource.TheIndexnowonlyretainsthenumberofinboundtouriststomeasureacity’stourism-friendliness.thenumberscienti?cpapersbeenthehigh-levelscienti?cpaperindex.indexcomprisesthenumberpaperspublishedScienceIndexjournals,theproportionpapers,thenumberpapers,aindexaafromtheperspectivesTheIndexassignsdi?erentweightstothenumberoftopglobaluniversitiesaccordingtotheirrankingsegments.Thenumberoftopuniversitiesineachcityisweightedtoformaglobaltopuniversityindex,incorporatingboththequantityandqualityofuniversities.Additionally,theIndexintroducesthehigh-levelhumanitiesandsocialsciencespaperindex,whichiscomposedofthenumberofhighlycitedpapers,theproportionofhighlycitedpapers,andthenumberofhotpapersintheSocialScienceCitationIndex(SSCI)andArtsandHumanitiesCitationIndex(AHCI),weightedandcombinedinastandardizedmanner.Indexthemethodthedensityconnections,astheactualnumber?ightsdepartingfromtheairportsandoverseasdirectorstopover?ights,dividedbythecitieswithdirectwiththecity.actualnumber?ightscanbetterre?ectthepictureconnectionsbetweencities.61TheSystemforInternationalExchangeCenters2.TheoreticalModelandIndexLivabilityIndexofInternationalCongress&ConventionAssociation(ICCA)NumberGradescoreTheGlobalAssociationoftheExhibitionIndustry(UFI)Number

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comefromthewebsitesofthestatisticalofeachcityorcountry.Figure8CharacteristicsComparisonCitiesAttractiveness???????????????In?uenceConnectivityLondonNewYorkBeijingTokyo3.ofInternationalCentersin2024Figure9DevelopmentBalanceinAttractiveness,In?uence,andConnectivity??????LondonSingaporeMadrid??????Beijing??ParisNewYork??SeoulParisHongKongLondon????TokyoSeoulSanFranciscoHongKongSingapore????BeijingTokyoNewYork????Madrid????SanFrancisco??????????????????ScoresofAttractiveness??????????????????ScoresofAttractiveness????????????MadridSingaporeSeoulTokyoHongKongParisNewYorkLondonBeijingThethesomecenters.rapidlyrisentherankingsoftenthosethepost-pandemicera.connectiono?settingtheimpactsthepandemicandgeopoliticalcon?ictsandthecapacitysomecities,therolessomeothersmediation.????SanFrancisco??????????????????ScoresofIn?uenceInternational2024a4.TheoveralltrendoflivabilityfortheevaluatedcitiesfollowsadescendingorderofOceania,Europe,NorthAmerica,Asia,andAfrica.Bene?tingfromsuperiornaturalenvironments,lowerpopulationdensities,excellentairquality,andrapidrestorationofurbanfunctionsinthepost-pandemicera,SydneyandMelbournesharethetopspotforlivability.Inthe“GlobalLivabilityIndex2023,”MelbourneandSydneyrankedthirdandfourth,withfullmarksforeducationservicesandmedicalservices.HongKong’smedicalservicesalsoimprovedsigni?cantlyafterthepandemic,withitsscorerisingto87.5.citiesShenzhentheeducationservicesthesecitiesColumn1adherestotheprinciple“sustainabledevelopment”inurbanplanning,continuouslyoptimizingtheurban

environmentthroughcitygreening,environmentalresearch,greenenergy,andgreentransportation.1.urbangreening.3.theenergysystem.2.Conductingresearch.Activelygreentransportation.asecurityEastAsiancitiesU.S.citiescrimerates.rates(per100,000Kong,theSouth0.12,0.23,0.5,0.53,respectively.ApartfromNewtheratesotherU.S.citiesscoresAmericancitiessystematically

theanewtheprisoners(per100,000AmericancitiesperformInternational2024abusiness-friendlybytheBank’sBusinessscores.thecitiesthe?veKong,NewSanAsacity-state,businessattributeditssystemlaw-basedbene?tsfromDenmark’scross-borderranks?rsttheBank’scross-bordertradeindex,withcostsimportsexports,agoodthefreecross-bordertrade.taxrateswithsales,capitaltaxes.ranks?rsttermstheeaseconstructionpermitstermstheeasetaxes.registrationbusinessregistrationextremelycanbeaslittleasathecities?velocatedtheU.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,there?ectingtheimportancetieswiththeitsrecoveryfromtherankssecondthevisits2023,industrysuccessfullyemergedfromtheachievedgrowth.MostAsiancities,yetrecoveredfromtheimpactIndexusessecond-levelseventheattractivenesscenters.scoresthecitiesasInternational2024FigureScoresandRankingsAttractivenessFigure12ScoresandRankingsLivability???????????????????????????????????????????????????*???????????????????*?*??*****????????????????????????????????****?????????????????????????????*Newlyevaluatedcities*NewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcities4.Figure13ScoresandRankingsBusiness-friendlinessFigureScoresandRankingsCareer-friendliness??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????*??*??*****????????????????????????????********????????????????????????????*Newlyevaluatedcities*NewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcitiesInternational2024Figure15ScoresandRankingsTourism-friendliness??????*?????????????????????????????????*****##????????????????????????????*NewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcities5.In?uenceInternational2024primaryvenuescooperation,alsoimportantplatformsevents,a?airs,Citieswithembassies,headquartersnon-Paris,NewGeneva,asustainedagenda-setting,rule-making,Brusselsthetermsa?airs.Column3Brussels’abilitytoattractasigni?cantnumberinternationalorganizationsstemsfromitshistorical,geographical,

andculturalendowments,aswellasthelong-terme?ortstheBrusselsgovernment.1.Endowmentshistory,geographicallocation,andotheraspects.2.andservicesfororganizations.3.Advancedfacilitiesforexchanges.ThreeAmericancitiesSanEasternAsiancitiesratedasthemostcompetitivecitiessci-techSanthetwotermssci-techcareer-friendliness,theSanBaywithitsthebestthanksitswell-establishedindustry-academia-researchecosystemitsstatusasasci-techasauniversitiesinstitutions,gathersthecityexcelthepapers,papers,PCTperformanceitssci-techsci-techthefurtheritsecosystem.5.In?uenceFigureComparisonScores“Career-Friendliness”and??????BeijingSanFrancisco????SeoulTokyoHongKongLondon????ParisNewYork??Singapore??Madrid????????????????????????????ScoresofCareer-friendlinessApartSanBoston,Americancitiesthere?ectingthewithstrongasevidencedbythepresence?vecitiestheAsthescienti?cpapersthepastdecade,Boston,SanAngeles,Paris,Seattle,thethepapers,takeswithbyBostonwith303,withSanthe?ve.ranks?rstthethebyShenzhenSeoul.Supportedbysystemicallyimportant?nancialinstitutionsincludingcentralbanks,commercialbanks,stockexchanges,andlargeinsurancecompanies,thesecitiesplayvitalrolesinglobalmarketsforstocks,bonds,foreignexchange,commodities,and?nancialderivatives.Additionally,theyarecrucialplayersinmacroeconomicpolicy-makingandglobalcapitalallocation.Column4Asa1.strengthenresourcecapabilities.2.Expandhigh-standardinstitutionalopeningthe3.Supporttheemergingsectorssuchasgreenandlow-carbonInternational2024aParis,othercities,boastheritagesbythere?ectinghistory,Paris,SanBoston,Newcities,boastauniversities,gatherthemostimportantresourcesTheycriticalthevalues,alsoimportantbirthplacescontemporaryconcepts.IndexeducationFirstly,thebyuniversitiesbothastheindexhigh-levelpaperssciencesnewlyaddedachievementsresearchesthoughts,values,theories,withthecities3.FigureComparison“NumberGlobalUniversities”andUniversitiesIndex”??????????????GlobalTopUniversitiesIndex(afteradjustments)NumberofTopGlobalUniversities(beforeadjustments)Newlyaddedcitiesnotincluded.5.In?uence3CitiesIndexHigh-LevelPapersonHumanitiesandSocialSciencesCityIndexScoreNumberProportionNumberPaperson

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scoresthecitiesasInternational2024Figure18ScoresandRankingsIn?uenceFigure19ScoresandRankingsInternationalA?airs???????????????*????????????????????????????????????????????????????*?*????????*?????????????????????*??????????????????????????****??????**??????*Newlyevaluatedcities*NewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcities5.In?uenceFigure20ScoresandRankingsInnovationFigureScoresandRankingsEconomicDevelopment?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????******???????????????????????????????******??????????????????????????????*Newlyevaluatedcities*NewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcitiesInternational2024Figure22ScoresandRankingsCultureandEducation??????????????????????????????????*????*****?????????????????????????????*NewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcities6.ConnectivityyResourceexchangeandfactorcirculationarebasicelementsofinternational

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acommunitywithasharedfuture.EuropeanandAsiancitiesholdsignificant

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mitigatetheimpactonphysicalconnectivitybyenhancingdigitalconnectivitylevels.International2024Amongthetoptencitiesintransportconnection,Europeaccountsforfour,Asiafor?ve,andNorthAmericaforone.CitiessuchasLondon,Seoul,andNewYork,withtheirprominentinternationalairports,functionaspivotalaviationhubsintheirrespectiveregionsandglobally.London,withdirectinternational?ightsto325cities,remains?rstintheOAG’s2023GlobalMegaHubAirportIndex.Figure23ComparisontheNumberDirectInternationalDestinationsPre-andPost-Pandemic????????????????????????????????????????????????TheNumberofDec????TheNumberofFeb????ProportionofRecovery(%)Newlyaddedcitiesnotincluded.pivotsAsiapoisedbecomenewconnectivityhubs.Kong,thethebecomethetransportationhubs.itselfasthebetweenEastDrivenbyathrivingindustry,themostmodernairporttheEast,Airport,withdirect264cities,boththeEasttheasacity-state,activelyitstransportinfrastructureamodernconnectivitysystem.Authoritytransportagreementswith130theexpectedfurther.6.ConnectivityColumn6totheAirportsCouncilInternationalAmsterdamSchipholAirportrankedthirdamongthetop

busiestairportsin2023,handling61.88millioninternationalpassengers.Thismarksayear-on-yeargrowthI

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Schiphol|Hyperloopthefuturethetwospotsthenetworkranking,by2023,thespeed?xedKong,exceeded200Mbps,thespeednetworksexceededMbps.threecitieswiththefastestgrowthnetworkspeedsthethreecitieswiththefastestgrowth?xedspeedsranksthenetwork?rstCitiesIndex,thanksitsopenColumn7a?rsta?rsttheacrossvariousindustries,achievedtransformation,smartrestructuringagencies.adoptsopenthecryptowasthepioneerstheatheinfrastructurebasedlocaloperatorsactivelywith5Ginfrastructureprovidersinfrastructuresdevelopment.International2024citiesasParis,thebusinessAsiancitiesSeoul,thetheICCA-recognizedbythecities20222023decreasedby28.3%,respectively,?vecities-Seattle,-exceed2023.industryparticularlyhosted56UFI-recognizedby2023,?rstthecities.FigureintheNumberICCA-RecognizedInternationalConferences?????%??%?????%?%?????%?????%??%????%???%????%TheNumberof????AverageNumbersfor????and????ProportionofRecovery(%)Indexusesthreesecond-leveltheconnectivitycenters.scoresthecitiesas6.ConnectivityFigure25ScoresandRankingsConnectivityFigureScoresandRankingsTransportConnection?????????????????????*????????????????????????????????????????????????*????*?*****??????????????????????????????*Newlyevaluatedcities*NewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcitiesInternational2024FigureScoresandRankingsDigitalNetworkFigure28ScoresandRankingsBusinessCommunication?????????????????????????????????*??????????????????????*?????????????????????*???????????*?????????????*??*??*??*?**Newlyevaluatedcities*NewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcitiesRisedUnchangedDroppedNewlyevaluatedcities7.NewintheDevelo