Core Insights - The "Global City Industry Innovation Index Report 2025" indicates a significant shift of global industrial innovation focus towards Asia, with six out of the top ten cities for industrial innovation located in Asia [1][3][8] Group 1: Global Industrial Innovation Landscape - The report evaluates 27 major innovative cities globally, assessing them across four dimensions: environment, investment, output, and performance [3] - Industrial innovation, rather than mere technological innovation, is identified as the core engine driving economic rise and sustainable development for cities and nations [3][8] Group 2: Top Performing Cities - Tokyo, Shenzhen, New York, and San Francisco form the "first tier" of global industrial innovation, with very close overall scores: Tokyo at 46.84, Shenzhen at 46.79, New York at 46.72, and San Francisco at 46.11 [4][6] - Tokyo's top position is attributed to its strong industrial foundation and continuous innovation investment, leading in PCT international patent applications (11,664), high-tech product export ratio (67.4%), and number of Forbes Global 2000 companies (82) [6][8] - Shenzhen exemplifies China's leading position in application innovation and industrialization, with notable metrics such as ICT product export ratio (41.3%, the highest globally), PCT patent applications (6,463, second globally), and a labor force age population ratio (79.53%, the highest globally) [6][7] Group 3: Asian Cities' Collective Breakthrough - Six Asian cities occupy the top ten positions in industrial innovation, including Beijing (5th), Seoul (6th), Singapore (8th), and Shanghai (9th), indicating a clear shift of the global innovation balance towards the East [7][8] - Asian cities demonstrate significant advantages in electronic information and high-end equipment sectors, rapidly converting technological innovations into globally competitive products and services [7][8] Group 4: Comparative Analysis with Western Cities - While European cities like London (7th) and Paris (10th) and North American cities like New York and San Francisco maintain some advantages in innovation environment and performance, they face strong challenges from Asian cities in terms of innovation output scale and speed [8] - Traditional innovation strongholds such as Seattle and Boston have been pushed out of the top ten, highlighting the competitive dynamics in the global innovation landscape [8]