Tech Cities: The Global Intersection of Talent and Real Estate
With a significant growth forecast for the global tech sector in the next 10 years, the evolution of tech cities around the world as hubs of tech talent and suitable commercial real estate will continue. Explore how tech cities are competing for business across key talent, real estate, and business environment metrics.
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| # | Category | Metric | Source | Weighting |
| 1 | Talent | Talent pool depth | Emsi | Heavy |
| 2 | Talent | Talent cost | Economic Research Institute (ERI) | Medium |
| 3 | Talent | Talent quality | Time Higher Education | Medium |
| 4 | Talent | Talent pool competitiveness | Emsi | Medium |
| 5 | Talent | Diversity of workforce | World Economic Forum (WEF) | Medium |
| 6 | Talent | Population growth | Moodys; Various governmental agenciesa | Medium |
| 7 | Real Estate | Office: Asking rents | Cushman & Wakefield | Low |
| 8 | Real Estate | Office: Vacancy | Cushman & Wakefield | Medium |
| 9 | Real Estate | Office: Space under construction | Cushman & Wakefield | Medium |
| 10 | Business Environment | Business confidence | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Moody | Low |
| 11 | Business Environment | Tech share of economy | Moodys; Various government agencies | Low |
| 12 | Business Environment | Digital legal framework | World Economic Forum (WEF) | Low |
| 13 | Business Environment | Worldwide governance ranking | World Bank | Low |
| 14 | Business Environment | Quality of living | Mercer | Low |
Footnotes:
| 1-3 Moody's Analytics Forecasted; Various national labor statistics agencies | 9-10 Emsi; Cushman & Wakefield Research |
| 4 Moody's Analytics Calculated and Forecasted | 11-12 Cushman & Wakefield Research |
| 5-6 Emsi | 13 Economic Research Institute (ERI); Cushman & Wakefield Research |
| 7-8 Economic Research Institute (ERI) |
14-16 Cushman & Wakefield Research |
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