Singapore dominates ranking of future-ready economies in Asia

It beat Hong Kong and Beijing.

Singapore has been hailed the most future-ready economy in the Asia Pacific region, and the third worldwide.

According to the press release by Dell, the 50 cities ranked were evaluated according to human capital, infrastructure, and commerce.

“This ranking, the Dell Future-Ready Economies Model, scores large, high-growth global metropolitan areas based on attributes that enable people and organizations to access new tools and new ideas that deliver better connectivity, better economic performance—and a greater ability to attract talent,” Dell states.

The Republic topped the rankings as it is a trusted hub to do business, and it continues to lure in even more talent and ideas. Further, Singapore ability to provide access to emerging markets of Asia “was also a plus,” according to Ng Tian Beng, Dell’s vice president and managing director for South Asia & Korea.

Worldwide, the top five comprised San Jose, California; San Francisco, California; Singapore; London; and Washington DC.

In the Asia Pacific region, Singapore dominated the rankings. Rounding out the top five were Sydney; Seoul-Incheon; Beijing; and Hong Kong.