I've had an induction hob for 20 years (AEG with individual timers). It's been absolutely brilliant, easy to clean, can be regulated easier than gas and heats up quicker. The slight drawback is that there are some pans that can't be used on them (ie with copper bottoms or aluminium). I think it depends on how much you pay as there are some cheaper induction hobs on the market now and I'm not sure how controllable they are. Just about to have one installed in a new home in UK where I had the option of town gas but find gas rings very messy. Even if something boils over on an induction hob it doesn't burn on as the heat is generated from the pan. No brainer for me!
PS Jane above mentions a ceramic halogen hob, please note this is not the same as induction, very different