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Why 20 States in America are Being Reborn: A Conversation with Heartland Forward

Posted on Podcast by Louis Zacharilla · September 04, 2024 12:33 PM · 1 reaction

In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Heartland Foward: Julie Trivitt, and Dave Shideler.

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Adrianne B. Furniss - On Broadband and Society Part 2

Posted on Podcast by Louis Zacharilla · May 15, 2024 12:00 AM · 1 reaction

In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Adrianne B. Furniss, Executive Director of The Benton Institute.

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Adrianne B. Furniss - On Broadband and Society Part 1

Posted on Podcast by Louis Zacharilla · May 01, 2024 9:10 AM · 1 reaction

In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Adrianne B. Furniss, Executive Director of The Benton Institute.

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Darius Ornston - When Small Cities Make Big Leaps Part 2

Posted on Podcast by Louis Zacharilla · April 17, 2024 9:29 AM · 1 reaction

In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Darius Ornston, Author and Associate Professor, University of Toronto.

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Darius Ornston - When Small Cities Make Big Leaps

Posted on Podcast by Louis Zacharilla · April 03, 2024 10:21 AM · 1 reaction

In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Darius Ornston, Author and Associate Professor, University of Toronto.

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ICF Report, "The Intelligent Community in Numbers 2017," Shows How Cities and Regions Use Technology for Economic and Social Progress

Posted on News & Media by Matthew Owen · October 23, 2017 2:10 PM

ICs-By-The-Numbers-October-2017_Cover.jpg(October 23, 2017 - New York City) – The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) today released The Intelligent Community in Numbers 2017.  The new research report is a statistical portrait of the Intelligent Community, a snapshot based on data submitted to ICF by hundreds of communities of every size, on every continent and in both rural and urban settings.  

The report reveals Intelligent Communities to be strong adopters of broadband, with average availability of 96% of all premises and average adoption by 80% of all premises.  Such strong numbers reflect strong competition: the median speed and price for broadband averaged 68 Mbps at a cost of US$50 per month.  They also put technology to work in schools: 98% use information and communications technology regularly in classrooms and 81% offer distance learning.  More than 90% offer free or low-cost classes in digital skills for their offline population.  

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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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Improving the resilience of cities using open data

Posted on News & Media by Jessica Weereratne · December 13, 2016 10:08 AM

As the population of cities is expected to grow, from being home to just over 50% of the world’s population in 2015 to 60% by 2030, finding innovative solutions to improving urban resilience becomes even more pressing.

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E-Front Door Project Engages Students to Assess a Community’s Online Reputation

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · May 23, 2016 5:13 PM · 1 reaction

Your personal or professional reputation is important. Today, that reputation exists mostly online – shaped by your pictures, posts and tweets as well as by what others post and tweet about you.

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