In a world of ever-expanding communications and transport infrastructure, population size is neither a deterrent nor an advantage for improving global connectivity; any city can network and thereby enhance visibility. The challenge for smaller cities is building strategic flexibility and productive capacity to restructure their economies with evolutions in global markets. Networking can help identify opportunities and facilitate capital and idea transfer, but cities must still be fundamentally “good” at something; connecting is not enough.

http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/blog-entry/cosmic-cities-small-global

“Cosmic cities: small but global.” The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, 14 Jan 2016.

NUS news page:

http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/news/cosmic-cities-small-but-global/