The ICF VIP Delegation at the Top7 Brightlands-Limburg Conference and Extended Site Visit to Eindhoven included 15 participants and leaders representing the USA, Canada, Taiwan, Spain, and the Netherlands.

Seven communities from seven nations named as
finalists for the 2026 Intelligent Community of the Year Award

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In this edition of The INTELLIGENT Community Interview, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Ronald Otten, Strategy Advisor and Brand Manager, Brightlands-Limburg and Maurice Olivers, Manager PR & Communications, Brightlands-Limburg.

In this episode of the Intelligence Test, ICF Co-Founder Robert Bell has a conversation with Xie Shu-ya, Deputy Magistrate, Yunlin County, Taiwan.

In this episode of the Intelligence Test, ICF Co-Founder Robert Bell has a conversation with Raimundo Rodulfo, CIO of Coral Gables, and Rob McCann, President of the Hamilton Technology Centre.

The towns, cities, and regions of the Smart City and the Intelligent Community Movement



As I stood at each one of the announcements this year of the Intelligent Community Awards program, I thought to myself, “What an extraordinary moment it is to stand at the intersection of innovation, inclusion, and global community-building”.

The past year has shown us, once again, that the Intelligent Community movement is not merely an idea—it is a living, evolving force powered by cities and regions that dare to imagine a better future and work tirelessly to build it.

The year 2025 stands as a testament to what visionary leadership, purposeful innovation, and a commitment to inclusive progress can achieve. Across the Intelligent Community Forum network, communities large and small demonstrated how digital connectivity, talent development, and future‑ready governance can transform local ambition into global leadership.

In this episode of the Intelligence Test, ICF Co-Founder Robert Bell has a conversation with John Jung, Co-Founder, Intelligent Community Forum and Wendy Dupley, Economic Development Advisor, Langley City, BC, Canada.

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In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla has a conversation with Michel Ângelo Bomtempo, mayor of Assaí, Paraná, Brazil. Mayor Bomtempo and a team of young people engage ICF to promote their city. It's fresh and shows why the ICF Awards are so important.

In part 2 of this conversation with the City of Bursa on The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla has a conversation with Demet Sinmez, Smart Urbanization Branch Manager, Bursa Metropolitan Municipality.

In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla has a conversation with Demet Sinmez, Smart Urbanisation Branch Manager, Bursa Metropolitan Municipality.