Dell Inc. unveiled on Monday a list of the top 50 "future ready" cities, which is based on analysis done by economic data and forecasting firm IHS. The firm looked at factors such as economic growth, Internet accessibility and wages as well as transportation infrastructure and civic engagement.
Austin ranked #7 on this list. Some of the top cities were not surprising, such as well-known tech hotspots like San Jose, or Boston. But some in the top 20 were really surprising, such as Washington,D.C. or Des Moines, Iowa.
This is the second time Dell has released a "Future Ready" ranking, the first being in October 2015 when the company scored 25 "future ready" economies in the United States. Austin ranked #5 on that list.
1. San Jose, Calif.
2. San Francisco, Calif.
3. Singapore
4. London
5. Washington, DC
6. Boston, Mass.
8. Raleigh, N.C.
9. Stockholm
10. Sydney
11. Des Moines, Iowa
12. Toronto
13. Seoul-Incheon
14. Seattle, Wash.
15. Denver, Colo.
16. Portland, Ore.
17. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
18. New York, N.Y.
19. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
20. Houston, Texas
21. Atlanta, Ga.
22. Charlotte, N.C.
23. Chicago, Ill.
24. Munich
25. Beijing
26. Hong Kong
27. Paris
28. Taipei
29. Shanghai
30. Louisville, Ky.
31. Salt Lake City, Utah
32. Guangzhou
33. Tokyo
34. Moscow
35. Los Angeles, Calif.
36. Pittsburgh, Pa.
37. Columbus, Ohio
38. Indianapolis, Ind.
39. Milan
40. Sao Paulo
41. Buenos Aires
42. San Antonio, Texas
43. Orlando, Fla.
44. Delhi
45. Suzhou
46. Istanbul
47. Jakarta
48. Tianjin
49. Shenzhen
50. Mexico City
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