FAIRFIELD — Fairfield received a prestigious honor in February when it was named one of the most innovative cities in the world by the Intelligent Community Forum.

The organization named Fairfield to its list of “Smart21 Communities of 2023” during a virtual conference on Feb. 23. Fairfield was one of five cities in the United States to be named among the Top 21, which also included cities in countries such as Canada, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and more.

Fairfield was selected for this honor because of how it scored on a set of six categories designed to measure a city’s economic and social health, which covers things such as broadband connectivity, sustainability, innovation, digital inclusion and community engagement.

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