New York is the most talented city in the world, according to our Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2020. London took second place and Singapore third. What makes these places so attractive to workers and are they ready for the Future of Work? A different workforce will be needed in the future as automation, machine learning and AI tech start to reach all corners of the employment market. As well as a places ability to grow, attract and retain talent, this year's GTCI report took into account a city's affinity for new tech to measure how prepared they are for the changing digital work environment.

New research from the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2020 confirms that to succeed in the age of AI, more investment is needed in skills development and lifelong learning. While the emerging markets lag far behind the talent-rich nations, the gap can be bridged with the right set of policies. The currency of the AI-driven economy is talent. But while it is true that talent is high in demand, it is also short in supply. This especially rings true for the economies that fail to attract and build their own talented workforces.