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Community Intell Community Intell
Blog by ICF Executive Director and co-founder Robert Bell on broadband, workforce development, innovation, digital inclusion and economic development marketing.  		1 15 Robert Bell's Blog
Data Center, Heal Thyself! It turns out that the ...(more)
09 May 2008 11:00 AM
Life in the Broadband Economy Life in the Broadband Economy
Blog by ICF Director of Development and co-founder Louis Zacharilla on life in the Broadband Economy, and the complex challenges it presents to communities worldwide.  		0 0 No messages listed
Broadband Applications Broadband Applications
The spread of broadband is driving the emergence of powerful Web applications that are creating new businesses and industries worldwide.  		9 9 Hughes Network Services' Solution for Rural Broadband in India
From the ISCe India SatCom Forum at INFOCOM 2007 i...(more)
30 Nov 2007 07:15 AM
Broadband Infrastructure Broadband Infrastructure
One of five Intelligent Community Indicators used by ICF as a framework for understanding the development of Intelligent Communities.  More.   		12 17 US Lags in Broadband Deployment
Japan Eyes 10 Gigs by 2010 as United States Sweats...(more)
28 Dec 2007 08:49 AM
Knowledge Workforce Knowledge Workforce
One of five Intelligent Community Indicators used by ICF as a framework for understanding the development of Intelligent Communities.  More.   		3 3 What is a Knowledge Workforce?
The term knowledge work was coined by management c...(more)
10 Dec 2007 11:38 AM
Innovation Innovation
One of five Intelligent Community Indicators used by ICF as a framework for understanding the development of Intelligent Communities.  More.   		2 2 Extra pounds problem
Are you looking for how to lose extra pounds? Cons...(more)
08 May 2008 05:59 AM
Digital Inclusion Digital Inclusion
One of five Intelligent Community Indicators used by ICF as a framework for understanding the development of Intelligent Communities.  More.   		4 4 Digital Inclusion - Creating a Golden Age or a Gilded Age?
It is no exaggeration to say that the broadband ec...(more)
10 Dec 2007 12:28 PM
Effective Marketing Effective Marketing
One of five Intelligent Community Indicators used by ICF as a framework for understanding the development of Intelligent Communities.  More.   		2 2 What it Takes to Effectively Market an Intelligent Community
Effective marketing begins with the determina...(more)
10 Dec 2007 12:34 PM
Community Best Practices Community Best Practices
4 4 Voting for Intelligent Community of the Year Underway
The first phase of the voting for the Intelligent ...(more)
10 Apr 2007 05:38 PM
ICF Immersion Lab ICF Immersion Lab
An "action learning" experience allows you to see first-hand the world's leading Intelligent Communities, so that you can learn from their experience, gain exposure to new ideas and understand the broadband economy.  More.  		2 2 What Vancouver can learn from smart cities in Asia
Report on my study tour to Asia, March 17-31, 2007...(more)
30 Nov 2007 02:16 PM
Building the Broadband Economy Conference Building the Broadband Economy Conference
Produced in association with Polytechnic University, Building the Broadband Economy is an international meeting place and idea exchange for local government officials and their private-sector partners.  More.  		12 13 Intelligent Community Awards Ceremony to Stream Live on May 18
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08 May 2008 05:41 AM
Sustainability Sustainability

For ICF, sustainability has multiple meanings.  It means programs that sustain themselves through local service revenues and growth of the tax base, smart growth that maintains quality of life while creating jobs and spurring growth, and "green" development that ensures environmental sustainability. 

4 5 Changing How Much We Consume Takes Intelligence
A story in the 10 January New York Times reports o...(more)
11 Jan 2008 09:38 AM
ICF Awards ICF Awards
The Smart21, Top Seven and Intelligent Community of the Year, plus other annual award programs.  More.  		12 15 Dundee: Top 7 City of "Jute, Jam and Journalism" Giving Way to Games, Geeks & Growth
The Maid's Dance, I am told, was once performed re...(more)
10 Dec 2007 11:11 AM
The 2008 Awards The 2008 Awards
27 33 ICF Names Scot Rourke as 2008 Visionary of the Year
ICF named Scot Rourke, CEO of OneCommunity in Clev...(more)
03 Apr 2008 01:49 PM
Snapshots from the Intelligent Community of the Year Snapshots from the Intelligent Community of the Year
5 5 University of Waterloo professor gets $4.3 million for wireless project
One of the things that's most exciting about livin...(more)
09 Apr 2008 09:27 AM
Intelligent Communities in Latin America Intelligent Communities in Latin America
1 1 Q&A: Reforma Reporter Lilia Chacon Alvarado and ICF's Robert Bell
1.  In your opinion, is it the same to speak ...(more)
04 May 2007 05:55 PM