Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Utrecht and Maastricht in the best cheap tech cities
The Cities of the World Index, commissioned by EasyPark, a tech company in parking solutions, shows which cities are the most intelligent and future-proof and can call themselves a smart city. There are Dutch cities and a metropolitan region in the ranking, which is three below in three population categories. Amsterdam and Utrecht follow in fourth and ninth place for underground cities, Rotterdam The Hague in sixth place for largest areas and Maastricht in 23rd place for small cities.
Marius Koerselman, new director of EasyPark Benelux: “We see the impact that new technologies have on society and can help to create sustainable and progressive urban areas that improve the lives of their residents. That’s why it’s good to know which global lean cities will take the lead in embracing technological progress and proving themselves as cities of the future.”
Easypark, which is dedicated to improving sustainability and improving.
Metropolitan areas (more than three million inhabitants)
At the top of the list of largest million areas, with more than 3 inhabitants, is London. The infrastructure of New York and San Francisco is next technologically most notable; they are at number two and three. The metropolitan region of Rotterdam The Hague is in 6th place. The metropolitan region in South Holland plays especially high on government adoption (higher than London). The researchers believe that the Dutch government is creating new technologies and ensuring a high level of digitization in the country. Also high scores for the Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Area (and the Netherlands in general) on online banking (ePayments; maximum score) and in general response and planning to climate change (Climate Response; higher than New York and San Francisco).
Cities ranking (600,000 – 3 million inhabitants)
The Scandinavian countries are doing perfectly in terms of technical infrastructure; the top three are Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo. It is obvious that the Scandinavian countries are doing everything they can to provide citizens with a sustainable and liveable environment. Electric (public) transport and higher costs for entering the city center, for example during rush hour, play a role.
With Amsterdam in ninth place of this top fifty (this place in fourth place), the Netherlands shows that its technological infrastructure is being discovered. There is no room for improvement. Koerselman: “The fact that two cities in the Netherlands are in the top ten means that there is certainly room for us to help residents, entrepreneurs and municipalities even further with improving the parking challenges and smooth traffic flow.”
Mobility
Amsterdam leads the ranking of global cities worldwide when it comes to mobility innovation. The city has the general traffic management system including public transport, and how clean the transport is in the city. Amsterdam scores particularly high on innovative parking solutions. The number of parking spaces and (use of) digital payment options were examined. Apps such as Parkmobile, agreements with parking garages and collaboration with the municipality make it a high-quality and innovative city in terms of mobility.
Small towns (between 50,000 and 600,000 inhabitants)
In addition to metropolitan areas and sprawling cities, small towns with a population of between 50,000 and 600,000 are also scattered. Here too, three Nordic countries top the list: Lund in Sweden, Stavanger in Norway and Espoo in Finland. Maastricht is at number 23 in this list. The city ranks higher than the entire top three in the number of highly regarded universities for computer science and engineering (Tech Education). Maastricht University is therefore known worldwide for innovative and international education. The city – and the Netherlands as a whole – also scores higher on online banking (ePayments). The Netherlands is being released internationally from a strong commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
About the research
Several thousand cities around the world of new technologies. In the actual data of different countries, depending on their population, the survey was split into three sizes: metropolitan areas with more than 3 million inhabitants, between 600,000 and 3 million inhabitants, and between 50,000 and 600,000 inhabitants. The result of the survey is the top 50 most intelligent and future-proof cities worldwide, in every category.
The goals focused on determining the factors that determine how technological and sustainable a city is, and targeted the locations that determine it. This data has been obtained from sources such as the World Bank, the Economist, the International Monetary Fund and the Lancet.
See further: https://easypark.com/studies/steden-van-de-toekomst/en/