(Hsinchu City, Taiwan and New York, NY, USA – March 20, 2018) – The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) and Chung Hua University (CHU) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) to create ICF’s first Institute for the study of Smart Cities and Intelligent Communities in the Asian region, to be located at Chung Hua University. The signing ceremony took place in Taiwan at CHU in Hsinchu City between John G. Jung, ICF’s Co-Founder and Victor W. Liu, President of CHU. The ceremony was witnessed by CHU professors, students and staff as well as community leaders from several Taiwanese cities, including from Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County and Taoyuan County and several private sector leaders. The signing was followed by a keynote address by ICF’s Chairman entitled “The Intelligent Community Movement”. Mr. LC Chen was awarded with the appointment as Honored Dean of the ICF Institute in Taiwan. Following the ceremonial signing, ICF’s Co-Founder officially opened a new Anime Museum and participated in a banquet hosted by the Hsinchu County Magistrate Chiu.

新竹縣政府結合客家文化藝術、漫畫、鐵道元素打造內灣線為文化藝術傳承基石及國際漫畫夢工場的願景，將內灣國小閒置空間結合在地文化特色、動漫元素及一線九驛，整體規畫「劉興欽動漫教育博物館」已正式揭牌啟用，包含漫畫互動區、親子漫畫閱讀區、時空走廊區、漫畫創作區、穿越時空區及人人是漫畫家等六區，縣長邱鏡淳期許能推動地方繁榮發展、引燃提升竹縣觀光能見亮點。

An Intelligent Community Institute™ is a local research and development institution established in partnership with ICF by universities, local governments and other organizations to accelerate the Intelligent Community® movement at the regional and national level. They promote the use of broadband and information technology for economic development. Digital connectivity and services have transformed our economy and will continue do so for decades of this Digital Century, and economic development practices need to keep pace with change. 

Each Intelligent Community Institute™ teaches the Community Accelerator Strategy while also supporting a specific mission of the community or institution that is home to the Institute. That mission may focus on education or accessibility, agriculture or alternative energy, the creation of technology clusters or the reduction of poverty. Whatever the mission, the Institute creates new capabilities for the global movement while addressing regional or national priorities.

Intelligent Community Institute in Dublin, Ohio, USA

Intelligent Community Institute in Hsinchu, Taiwan

Intelligent Community Institute Canada (Atlantic) in Fredericton, New Brunswick

Future Institutes

If you wish to explore formation of an Intelligent Community Institute™, request an Expression of Interest template from co-founder Louis Zacharilla.