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Intelligent Community Forum Releases Ladders of Opportunity: Growing and Retaining Tomorrow’s Talent

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · December 15, 2016 1:58 PM

New report focuses on building the workforce for the 21st Century economy

(15 December 2016 – New York City) – The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) today released a new research report, Ladders of Opportunity: Growing and Retaining Tomorrow’s Talent. It details how Intelligent Communities create a system and structure that prepares their children and youth for the high demands and entrepreneurial opportunities of tomorrow’s workforce.  The principles of workforce development are illustrated in depth by the strategies and experiences of four Intelligent Communities in North America, Europe and Asia.  

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ICF names the Smart21 Communities of 2017

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · October 19, 2016 6:26 PM · 4 reactions

(19 October 2016 – New York City & Niagara Falls, ON, Canada) - The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) today named the world’s Smart21 Communities of 2017.  This select group of communities, which emerged from a group of nearly 400, will now move on and remain in contention for the prestigious designation of an Intelligent Community Top7, to be named in Taipei, Taiwan in February 2017.  One of the seven will then be named Intelligent Community of the Year at the Intelligent Community Summit and Awards Dinner in New York on June 8, 2017.   www.intelligentcommunity.org/summit

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Intelligent Community Forum Releases Internet of Cities Special Report

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · October 04, 2016 5:37 PM · 2 reactions

“Internet of Cities” the theme of the New York think-tank’s annual Global Awards Program

(4 October 2016 – New York City) – The Intelligent Community Forum today released a special report, The Internet of Cities, which is the group’s thinking on the current evolution of the Intelligent Community movement and will be the theme of the 2017 Intelligent Community Awards program. http://www.intelligentcommunity.org/internet_of_cities

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Nominations Open for the 2017 Intelligent Community of the Year Awards Program

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · June 28, 2016 11:00 AM · 1 reaction

Submitting communities will be entered into awards consideration and receive written report comparing them to ICF's global data set

(June 28, 2016 – New York City, NY, USA) – The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) is accepting nominations for the 2017 Intelligent Community of the Year Awards Program. The 2017 Awards Program run by the New York-based think tank will name the 19th Intelligent Community of the Year at the Intelligent Community Awards Dinner, taking place during the ICF Summit on June 8, 2017 in New York City. The Intelligent Community of the Year is a community that is a leader in creating inclusive economic prosperity, solving social problems and enriching quality of life using information and communications technology (ICT). The 2016 recipient was Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Intelligent Community Forum Names Montreal, Quebec, Canada as its 2016 Intelligent Community of the Year

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · June 16, 2016 9:58 PM · 5 reactions

Rio de Janeiro’s Knowledge Squares Program Also Honored with Visionary of Year Award

(June 16, 2016 – Columbus, Ohio, USA & New York City, NY, USA) – The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) today named Montreal, Quebec, Canada as the 2016 Intelligent Community of the Year at a dinner ceremony in the prestigious Africa Event Center at the Columbus Zoo. The awards ceremony was the conclusion of the Intelligent Community Forum’s annual Summit. Montreal succeeds Columbus, which also was the host city for the 2016 ICF Summit, as the think-tank’s annual Intelligent Community of the Year. Also at the Awards Dinner, Rio de Janeiro’s Knowledge Squares Program was honored with ICF’s prestigious Visionary of the Year award.

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Intelligent Community Forum Honors Rio de Janeiro’s Knowledge Squares Program with 2016 ICF Visionary of the Year Award

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · May 05, 2016 1:03 PM

knowledge-square_sml.pngNew York, NY, May 5, 2015 – The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) today announced that it will present the 2016 Visionary of the Year Award to Rio de Janeiro’s Knowledge Squares (Nave de Conhecimento) program. ICF is recognizing the program for its novel approach, which makes digital inclusion the centerpiece of neighborhood regeneration for some of the city’s most impoverished and excluded citizens.

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Think Tank Launches First International Study of Intelligent Communities’ Performance in the “Broadband Economy”

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · February 16, 2016 1:20 PM

(February 18, 2016 – New York City, NY) – The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), which hosts the annual Intelligent Community of the Year Awards, will launch a new, free community evaluation system called the Intelligent Community Index. It will provide any participating community with detailed feedback on its progress toward becoming an Intelligent Community. The Index questionnaire can be accessed and completed starting today on ICF's website.

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The Intelligent Community Forum Names the Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2016

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · February 10, 2016 1:27 PM

(New York, NY – 10 February, 2016) – The Intelligent Community Forum announced the Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2016 today via live Web video from the think tank’s New York headquarters. The announcement features appearances from the Mayors of Eindhoven, Netherlands and Columbus, Ohio (USA), and the CEO of the city of Stockholm’s innovative broadband provider, Stokab.

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The Intelligent Community Forum names the Smart21 Communities of 2016

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · October 21, 2015 1:39 PM

New York City and Dublin, Ohio, USA - 21 October 2015 – The Intelligent Community Forum today named the world’s Smart21 Communities of 2016. This select group of communities will now be in contention for the prestigious designation of Intelligent Community of the Year in June 2016.

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Intelligent Community Forum Launches New Connected Countryside Crowd-funding Campaign to Benefit Rural Communities Around the Globe

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · September 29, 2015 1:53 PM

The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) today announced the launch of a crowd-funding campaign for its New Connected Countryside project. The campaign can be found on Indiegogo and at www.connectedcountryside.com) and will be active until November 30.

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