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$10,000 Up for Grabs for Naming the 'World’s Best City'
The makers of the Economist Intelligence Unit's oft-criticized Liveable Cities index turn their efforts into a contest.
The prospect of yet another city livability ranking is about as unremarkable as tomorrow’s weather report, and yet, like tomorrow’s weather report, another ranking is almost certainly on its way.
In fact, a new contest will ensure that happens. The goal is to create new city rankings and visualizations that identify “the best city in the world.” The contest is being organized by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the group behind the annual Global Liveability Ranking, a publication that sells for $500 – and BuzzData, a web startup that allows people to store and share datasets online.