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![]() Most of the 50 surveyed long for a greater sense of home and community. This index was timed to be launched at the World Cities Summit that was held in Singapore last week.įrom The Straits Times as well, The Straits Times had “asked Singaporeans what they would like to see in their city. ![]() The new index “covers 64 Asian, European and American cities, is based on five categories: economic vibrancy and competitiveness environmental friendliness and sustainability domestic security and stability social-cultural conditions and public governance.” Īccording to the index, Singapore is ranked 3rd among the 64 cities. The new index’s creators, as The Straits Times, had put, “tout the index the index as more representative of ordinary city residents’ concerns.” The Straits Times also stated that “the index uses indicators that apply to the ordinary city dweller earning the median income, instead of a member of the social elite or an expatriate, as many other indexes tend to do.” This is in comparison to other indexes which ranked Singapore at a lower position – Singapore is not ranked in the top 10 for the Liveability Ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (Asia Competitiveness Institute) had recently developed a new ranking of world cities – the Global Liveable Cities Index – which ranks Singapore 3rd globally.
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