As most innovation indexes involve a focus on the national level, one of their limitations is that they cannot accurately reflect or account for area-based innovative development. Thus, such indicators might not be able to stimulate new ideas that are more relevant in specific areas than they are at the national level. By considering existing innovative city indexes that have been developed in high-income contexts, they can fill the gap in the national ones but unfortunately, these initiatives pay particular attention only to boosting the urban economy. Consequently, such formulas mislead development by guiding us towards the incubation of new start-ups, whether or not they are socially and environmentally responsible and connected across boundaries. The National Innovation Agency, Thailand, in collaboration with the Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy, has initiated a new innovative city measurement that is more sensitive to the stimulation of city development in a way that is inclusive, sustainable and connected across information units, physical spaces, and innovators. This article addresses how this inventory is being developed and what differences it could make, particularly when it is adopted in the low- and middle-income contexts.

由于大多数创新指标都集中在国家层面，因此其局限性之一是它们无法准确反映或说明基于地区的创新发展。因此，这些指标可能无法激发在特定领域比在国家一级更相关的新想法。通过考虑在高收入环境中开发的现有创新城市指标，它们可以填补全国指标中的空白，但不幸的是，这些举措仅特别关注促进城市经济。因此，这些公式通过引导我们引导新的初创企业孵化，从而误导发展，无论它们是否对社会和环境负责，并跨越边界。泰国国家创新局，与清迈大学公共政策学院合作，发起了一项新的创新性城市衡量标准，以一种包容，可持续和跨信息部门，实体空间和创新者相互联系的方式，对刺激城市发展更加敏感。本文讨论了清单的开发方式以及它可能产生的变化，特别是在中低收入环境中采用该清单时。