MIn any large global cities, a significant decrease in competitiveness was observed during the Covid-19 pandemic, since the governments tightened the limitations of borders and imposed tough restrictions on social distances, according to the 2021 Power City City index (GPCI).
It is still unknown, in The post-pandemic world of workIN These global centers Save its ability to attract workers with the highest calibers. But 2021 Global Power City Index-MENEDED was produced by the Institute of City Strategies of the Mori-in-Tokyo-Bolshevits of large cities adapted to the trends in work with the household and hybrid workers.
Peter Daikan, a researcher at the Institute of City Strategies, says that for now International trips are still difficult Due to the restrictions on Covids, many cities began to relax social distance measures, as the Covid-19 vaccinations grow. Some cities also began Requirement of confirmation of vaccination To attend major events, there are restaurants or use public transport.
Daidan believes that this year the Power City index released on Wednesday is useful to compare how the Covid-19 touched the cities. “The form or nature of urban attractiveness can change, but its importance in attracting a new business and talent will remain,” he says.
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For example, Hong Kong, which has occupied the 10 best over the past seven years over the past seven years, amounted to 13th place in 2020. The Hong Kong government has The hardest limits of the borders of Covid-19 In the world, from up to three weeks of obligatory quarantine of the hotel for travelers. The Asian financial center also had the greatest decrease in the number of air passengers, by 88%.
London is still the most attractive city, according to the Global Power City index, but its common score has fallen, and the authors of the report attribute a decrease in both the pandemic and Brexit, which prevented its economy and global accessibility. “The fact that all other European cities have increased their estimates of the economy suggests that Britain’s exit from the EU begins to influence, allowing other European cities to begin to catch up with London,” the institute says.
Tokyo improved his general grades, to a large extent from Olympic Games and Paralympic Games 2020 and improving the flexibility of work as Japan adapts to work from the houseField
The Global Power City index evaluates and evaluates global cities according to their “magnetism”, using 70 indicators in six categories: economics, research and development, cultural interaction, life, environment and accessibility.
In 48 cities assessed this year, the study accessibility for a huge blow was available; Compared to the year before the beginning of the global pandemic, the frequency of international flights between these cities decreased by almost 50%.
But the Institute of City Strategies reported some positive changes in 48 cities, despite the fact that fewer people were moving between them, even half of them saw an increase in the number of places for collaboration and a decrease in working time.
