
It also includes humane dimensions of smart cities including the quality of life, environment and inclusiveness.

The index offers a balanced focus on economic and technological aspects of smart cities. Smart City Index is prepared by IMD World Competitiveness Centre, SCO Smart City Observatory and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). The report states that pandemic might have led to the drop in ranking.

The selected residents were asked questions on technological provisions in five areas including mobility, health and safety, activities, governance and opportunities in their respective cities.It has been prepared by recording perceptions of 120 residents in each City.Smart City index has ranked 109 cities this year, all across the world.The report highlights that the Indian cities have declined in their technological updates. The Institute for Management Development (IMD) along with Singapore University have released the Smart City index for the year 2020 on September 17.
