Creative, Competitive, Connected Edinburgh
Edinburgh aims to be the most successful and sustainable city
region in Northern Europe by 2020 and already has many success
stories to tell.
The Inspiring Capital leads the UK for quality of
life and is second only to London for investment attractiveness,
financial services competitiveness, commerce and conference
hosting.
It is an international creative and cultural
centre, home to the world's biggest arts festival, the first
UNESCO City of
Literature and a UNESCO World Heritage
Site, putting Edinburgh alongside the world's most
famous places, such as The Great Wall of China and the Pyramids of
Giza. Edinburgh was also crowned
European City of the Year in 2006 by the
Academy of Urbanism, representing a group of leading British
architects and planners.
Edinburgh City Region is a
national transport hub, with the best
transport mix outside London and road, rail, air and sea links
connecting the capital to the rest of the UK, Europe and
beyond.
Levels of
e-connectivity in Edinburgh are among the
highest in the UK, with a wide choice of digital communication
networks and services, including wireless broadband on bus and
train routes between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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