Digital Cities Index 2022 2 Making digital work for cities: A global benchmark of urban technology Preface The Digital Cities Index (DCI) 2022, developed by Economist Impact and supported by NEC, considers four key pillars of digital connectivity, services, culture and sustainability in order to assess the extent and impact of digitisation in 30 global cities. This white paper refers to the ?rst iteration of the DCI, which is based on a dynamic benchmarking model constructed from 48 qualitative and quantitative indicators. The research team included Pratima Singh, Ritu Bhandari, Satvinderjit Kaur, Jordan Lee and Sakshi Tokas. This white paper was written by Adam Green. Economist Impact would like to thank the following experts for sharing their time and insights. ? Tom van Arman, Founder and Director, Tapp ? Léan Doody, European Cities, Planning and Design Leader, Arup ? Tom Gao, Chief Technology and Digital Services O?cer, City of Sydney ? Jolie Hodson, CEO, Spark ? David Hopping, CEO, Siemens Smart Infrastructure Solutions & Services ? Simon Hunter, Executive Director, New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment ? Philipp Rode, Executive Dir