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Global innovation hubs are defined as cities or metropolitan areas that lead the flow of global innovation elements and influence the efficiency of resource allocation. Drawing on their unique advantages in science and technology innovation, these cities are the main actors in global technological and industrial competition. The most successful emerge as global cities by integrating research innovation, the innovation economy, and a supportive ecosystem for innovation. First, a global innovation hub is a science centre² that emerges as a result of expanding research activities both in depth and geographic breadth. The concentration of research activities promotes knowledge sharing and the exchange of ideas, while sharing infrastructure and thereby reducing risks and costs. Global science centres naturally emerge as research activities and innovation resources continue to aggregate, with their impacts spilling over to surrounding regions as well as globally.