For instance, two example indices of interest developed in China make great use of data publicly available from the Internet. Since 2007, China Survey and Assessment Center, affiliated to
Renmin University of China, has issued annual “China Development Index.” This index, with four individual indices on health, education, living standard, and social environment, intends to measure the status quo and unscramble the problems of China’s development. It provides a scientific basis for a reasonable measure on the overall development of China. As another effort, since 2010, Xinhua News Agency, together with Dow Jones Newswires, published
twice a year “Xinhua-Dow Jones International Financial Centers Development Index.” By comparing and analyzing various subjective and objective indicators and by combining qualitative and
quantitative analysis, this index reveals the current development status and laws of international financial centers.