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Chattanooga’s Innovation District Beckons to Young Entrepreneurs

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · August 18, 2016 2:08 PM · 1 reaction

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — From Boston to Seattle, cities across the country are vying to create technology hubs, spurring real estate developments to attract start-ups and young entrepreneurs.

To the south, this smaller but thriving city is seeing returns on its effort to do the same. Chattanooga has leveraged its lightning-fast broadband connections to develop a tech scene in its recently designed innovation district, a 140-acre section of its compact central business district.

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Here's What Happens to People in America Who Can't Afford Internet Access

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · July 20, 2016 3:35 PM · 1 reaction

I trekked more than 1,000 miles across Mississippi with Mic's video team to talk to people about the digital divide in the state.

During the trip, I visited the Stone Elementary School in Wiggins, Mississippi, where Dr. Roberto Gallardo, a grassroots organizer and scholar from Mississippi State University, helped implement a robotics program. Gallardo is working to ensure that the most marginalized communities in the state can access and adopt fixed, high-speed internet. He crisscrosses the state educating elected officials and the broader public about technology with the intent of bridging the digital divide.

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Former Mayor of Waterloo elected as Startup Canada Board Chair

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · July 12, 2016 11:12 AM · 1 reaction

Brenda Halloran joins new appointees Tony Lacavera, Founder and Chairman of Globalive Holdings, and Intuit Canada President Jeff Cates

June 28, 2016 | Startup Canada

Startup Canada announced today it has appointed Brenda Halloran to chair its Board of Directors. Halloran is the former mayor of Waterloo, Ont. (2006-2014) and current President of the Trillium Innovation Venture Group.

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Montreal Named Intelligent Community of the Year

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · June 20, 2016 4:24 PM · 1 reaction

Montreal has been named 2016 Intelligent Community of the Year in recognition of its Smart City plan, which was introduced in 2011. The honour was bestowed by the Intelligent Community Forum at an event at the Columbus Zoo on Thursday.

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Summit, June 13-17, will bring the world to Columbus, Ohio, USA, features international awards for cities and addresses by international civic leaders

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · May 13, 2016 11:53 AM · 1 reaction

The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) will present its annual Summit from June 13-17 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The Summit is an international gathering of mayors, chief administrative officers, chief information officers and economic development officers from cities, state and regions around the world. It is a place to find economic development opportunities, strategic partners and technology solutions that help community leaders build prosperous, inclusive and sustainable communities.

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Global expert on Intelligent Communities visits Surrey

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · May 03, 2016 11:39 AM · 1 reaction

Surrey is one of just seven global communities to make the final shortlist for the title, Intelligent Community of the Year for 2016. Surrey has been ranked by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) of New York City for 2016 and 2015 and has made it to the finals both years. Louis Zacharilla, co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum tours Surrey May 4-5 and city officials will be showing him some of the programs and projects that have made the city such a consistent contender for the sought after recognition.

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Winnipeg again named one of world's most intelligent

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · April 12, 2016 12:12 PM · 1 reaction

Winnipeg has been selected as one of the top seven intelligent communities as part of an international competition for the second time in three years.

In keeping with the self-deprecating character of Winnipeggers, many people have scoffed at the notion the city should be included in that conversation.

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What makes an intelligent community?

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · April 12, 2016 12:09 PM · 1 reaction

Executive director of economic think tank comments on community intelligence, innovation, and the broadband economy

Intelligent communities are not about technology, says the executive director of Intelligent Community Forum, a New York-based think tank.

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ICF Renaissance Dialogues: Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Top7 Community of 2016

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · April 12, 2016 12:03 PM · 1 reaction

The largest French-speaking city in North America, the Montreal Metro Area is home to more than a tenth of Canada’s population. The region was hit by the decline of heavy industry in the Eighties, and launched a large-scale transition of its economy to ICT, aerospace, life sciences, health technologies and clean tech. Together, these clusters contain more than 6,250 companies employing about 10% of the workforce. Read more about Montreal.

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Exclusive poll reveals more than one million Londoners are unhappy with their broadband speed

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · April 01, 2016 12:22 PM · 1 reaction

--- Experts warn of threat to London’s future competitiveness – and call on next Mayor of London to take action ---

An independent group of telecommunications professionals with more than 500 years’ combined experience today warn that London’s broadband infrastructure is so poor it threatens the capital’s ability to compete with other global cities in the future.

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