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Sunshine Coast in Australia and Winnipeg in Canada Receive Certification as Intelligent Communities

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · June 01, 2023 3:19 PM · 1 reaction

(June 1, 2023 – New York City, NY, USA) – The Intelligent Community Forum announced today the certification of two cities half a world apart as Intelligent Communities: Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia and Winnipeg, the capital of the province of Manitoba in Canada.

Meeting ICF’s Certification standard provides objective validation that a community has high-quality connectivity, effective workforce development, a business innovation ecosystem and meaningful community engagement, digital inclusion and sustainability programs in place. These qualities combine to support the growth of innovative businesses, meet their talent needs and provide inclusive prosperity and a high quality of life.

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Digitunity Report Identifies Need for Audio Enhancement

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · May 31, 2023 11:58 AM · 1 reaction

A new report examines the role of audio enhancement in education, healthcare, and other applications.

As multimedia experiences become more common in our digitally-connected society, the importance of immersive, clear, noise-free audio will become increasingly important for everyone. Digitunity, a non-profit organization committed to ending the digital divide, with the support of award-winning audio solution provider AVID Products, has released a commissioned report titled “The Crucial Role of Audio Enhancement in Learning & Health” on the role of audio enhancement in education, healthcare, and other applications.

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Binh Duong Smart City in Vietnam Receives Certification as an Intelligent Community

Posted on News & Media by Matt Owen · May 11, 2023 10:54 AM · 1 reaction

(May 11, 2023 – New York City, NY, USA) – The Intelligent Community Forum announced today the certification of Binh Duong Smart City in Vietnam as an Intelligent Community, identifying it as investment-ready and prepared to prosper economically, socially and culturally amid the challenges and opportunities of the Digital Decades.

Meeting ICF’s Certification standard provides objective validation that a community has high-quality connectivity, effective workforce development, a business innovation ecosystem and meaningful community engagement, digital inclusion and sustainability programs in place. These qualities combine to support the growth of innovative businesses, meet their talent needs and provide inclusive prosperity and a high quality of life.

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Durham, Ontario to Co-host the Intelligent Community Forum’s Top7 Conference on 19-20 June

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · April 27, 2023 10:03 AM · 1 reaction

(27 April 2023 – New York City, NY, USA & Durham Region, ON, Canada) – On 19-20 June 2023, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) and the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario will jointly present the 2023 Top7 Intelligent Communities Conference: Better Together – Building a Strong Region from Diverse Communities. The two-day hybrid conference features live and online events in the Durham Region, culminating in the announcement of the Top7 Communities of 2023.

The Top7 Communities are chosen from among the Smart21 Communities of 2023 to be finalists in the yearly Intelligent Community Awards. In October 2023, one of these seven communities will be named the Intelligent Community of the Year at ICF’s Global Summit. The Durham Region was one of the Top7 Communities of 2022 and is a Smart21 Community again this year.

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Innovative approaches to battling homelessness, drug addiction and crime - The INTELLIGENT Community Podcast

Posted on Podcast by Louis Zacharilla · April 17, 2023 11:12 AM
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada and New Taipei City, Taiwan Receive Intelligent Community Certification from the Intelligent Community Forum

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · March 28, 2023 10:06 AM · 1 reaction

(March 28, 2023 – New York City, NY, USA) – Two award-winning cities in North America and Asia have received the first Intelligent Community Certifications issued by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), identifying them as investment-ready and prepared to prosper economically, socially and culturally amid the challenges and opportunities of the digital age. Meeting ICF’s Certification standard provides objective validation that a community has high-quality connectivity, effective workforce development, a business innovation ecosystem and meaningful community engagement, digital inclusion and sustainability programs in place. These qualities combine to support the growth of innovative businesses, meet their talent needs and provide a high quality of life.

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Turning Bits into Coin: The INTELLIGENT Community Podcast

Posted on Podcast by Louis Zacharilla · March 26, 2023 8:53 PM

Connectivity by itself adds little value – it is what people do with it that counts. Learn from communities that have leveraged their broadband assets for business retention and attraction, market differentiation, talent attraction for remote work and regional partnerships.

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MIT's Dr. Grimson returns home to Estevan to open the Innovation Conversation series

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · March 15, 2023 4:17 AM

Grimson spoke before a large crowd at the Southeast College's Estevan campus.

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The Alliance for Innovation and Intelligent Community Forum Partner to Raise the Innovation Potential of Local Government

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · March 14, 2023 9:03 AM · 1 reaction

(March 14, 2023 – New York City, NY, USA & Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, USA) – The Alliance for Innovation (AFI) and the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) announced today a partnership aiming to further advance the innovation potential of local governments in the United States and around the world. Through the partnership, AFI and ICF will exchange content, expertise and communication resources with each other’s networks.

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Broadband Today: Where are we? (The INTELLIGENT Community Podcast)

Posted on Podcast by Louis Zacharilla · March 13, 2023 4:19 PM · 1 reaction

ICF Co-Founders Robert Bell, John Jung and Lou Zacharilla discuss current issues relating to broadband connectivity in our communities.

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