The European Digital City Index (EDCi) - an index which describes how well different European cities support digital entrepreneurship, was launched at the end of October 2015. The index was produced as part of the European Digital Forum, which exists to support digital entrepreneurship and digital start-ups across Europe.
For start-ups and scale-ups, the Index provides information about the strengths and weaknesses of local ecosystems, allowing them to plan accordingly and consider where they may need to devote more resources.
For policymakers aiming to encourage digital entrepreneurship in their own city, the Index helps to identify existing and promising hubs of activity in order to learn from their practices. Additionally, it allows benchmarking of performance against other European hubs, and helps identify which policy areas to prioritise.