America's smaller cities are embracing the knowledge economy and leading innovation
Detroit was recently named the number one start-up ecosystem globally. Public-private partnerships have led the city’s comeback and move to the global forefront of innovation. Image: REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: CITYSPACE TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:
Cities and Urbanization
Listen to the article
How is the World Economic Forum supporting the development of cities and communities globally?
How is the World Economic Forum supporting the development of cities and communities globally?
Don't miss any update on this topic
Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.
License and Republishing
World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.
The Agenda Weekly
A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda
You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.
More on Cities and UrbanizationSee all
Carlo Ratti and Marvin Rees
October 19, 2023
Emma Charlton
October 19, 2023
Clarisa Diaz
October 5, 2023
David Baker, Amanda Loper and Daniel Simons
October 3, 2023
Lisa Chamberlain
September 25, 2023




