World Bank2023-08-172023-08-172023-08-17https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40222This report examines how technology affects digital and green transitions in 128 cities across 17 Asian countries. It identifies cities that lead, follow, or have the potential to develop green and digital technologies using patent data analysis. Relatedness Density maps are produced for each digital and green technology, indicating the level of potential and the relative position each city has to develop Twin Transition technologies. A complementarity indicator is used to identify potential partner cities that can provide complementary capabilities to a city to develop green or digital technology. The analysis finds that digital and green technologies are not necessarily closely associated with each other, though some technologies can be used for both, such as smart grids. Furthermore, digital capabilities affect the development of both digital and green technologies. Based on the findings, the research suggests cities need to consider the relative strengths of their technologies instead of following a 'one-size-fits-all' approach, and cities need to target partners cities that can offer complementary capabilities to enable the green and digital transitions.en-USCC BY-NC 3.0 IGOTWIN TRANSITIONDIGITAL AND GREEN PATENTSTRANSITION TECHNOLOGIESEAST ASIASOUTH EAST ASIAReportWorld Bank10.1596/40222