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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Folsom, California - Small, rural communities get into a cycle of decline where the smaller they get, the more drivers there are to get even smaller. ICF's new Rural Imperative seeks to find ways to counter that trend and Mitchell, South Dakota is a good example of how to turn things around. Read more >>> read full article >>

The Future of Rural Communities in an Urban World

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

London, Canada - ICF co-founder Robert Bell writes in an article for the Public Sector Digest: "While pundits continue to celebrate our destiny as urbanites, I believe that a much bigger challenge confronts us: understanding how rural places can use ICT to render the phrase “the middle of nowhere” meaningless." ICF'S Rural Imperative will guide read full article >>

Toronto's CN Tower Lit Up in ICF Awards Program Colors

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

When ICF co-founder Robert Bell toured Toronto, Canada in April of 2013 the city paid tribute to the Intelligent Community Forum with a unique light show. The CN Tower was lit up in the colors of the ICF awards program. The CN Tower is the tallest tower in the Western Hemisphere and the second tallest structure in the world. The tower is lit with 1,330 read full article >>

Fixing Rural Economies is Imperative and ICT Holds the Key

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

New York, USA - Robert Bell ICF co-founder writes, what do lonely French farmers, the island of Borneo, and Mitchell, South Dakota have in common? It turns out they are linked by groundbreaking research work done in Minnesota by the ICF on behalf of the Blandin Foundation. Read more >>> read full article >>

Intelligent Community Forum shows rural communities how to bring people and prosperity back with new Rural Imperative Initiative

Monday, April 8, 2013

Over 50% of the people on earth now live in cities, often at the expense of rural areas, and the UN projects that by 2050 that percentage will increase to over 70% as the global population exceeds nine billion people.* Today, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) announces The Rural Imperative, to call attention to the challenges facing rural communities read full article >>

ICF Names BlackBerry Founder and Vice Chairman Mike Lazaridis as 2013 Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year

Thursday, April 4, 2013

The Intelligent Community Forum, a New York-based think tank dedicated to studying the use of information and communications technology to create 21st century communities, today named BlackBerry Founder and Vice Chairman Mike Lazaridis Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year for 2013. The Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year Award is presented read full article >>

Columbus Named Most Intelligent City In America

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

If you are feeling brainy it could be because you are part of the smartest workforce in America. NBC TV filed a video report on the judging tour of Columbus by co-founder Robert Bell.

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What Good are Libraries?

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Folsom, California - Libraries are not just about books and research, says Louis Zacharilla, co-founder of ICF. "Around the world, libraries drive economic development, support entrepreneurs in Vietnam, provide vital health information in Nepal, and help citizens to be engaged, informed and involved in Honduras. The 21st-century library is no longer just read full article >>

Pacific Telecommunications Council Releases First PTC Broadband Report

Friday, March 15, 2013

Honolulu, HI - The Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) released the first Pacific Telecommunications Council Broadband Report today. The Report provides an in-depth analysis of Fiji’s current broadband environment, including the issues, challenges, and opportunities concerning broadband deployment in the country and elsewhere across Asia-Pacific.

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Intelligent Community Forum author provides the world�s librarians with insight on how to develop a brain gain in the new age of intelligent communities

Monday, March 4, 2013

Mexico City, Mexico – Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) co-founder Louis Zacharilla is in Mexico City to help draft a future Trend Report to serve as a guidebook for the world’s libraries and the services they need to provide the public. There are an estimated 315,000 public libraries in the world and Zacharilla joins an elite group of global read full article >>

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