All of the cities shortlisted on the Federal Government’s Smart Cities Challenge for the Grand Prize of $50 Million have been previously qualified by ICF as Intelligent Communities. Announced on June 1, the following cities were shortlisted to pursue the top prize of $50 Million: Waterloo Region, Ontario; Vancouver-Surrey, British Columbia; Edmonton, Alberta; Montreal, Quebec; and Quebec City, Quebec. In…
ICF Awards Nominations Deadline: September 21, 2018 Anyone can Nominate their community! To begin with, your community can use the designation of SMART21 Intelligent Community. Or if your community raises its bar and makes it to the TOP7 level, it can use that designation as well. And if it can make it all the way to become the Intelligent Community…
ICF Canada is honored to announce that Calix is its latest partner. In addition to hosting the ICF SMART21 Reception and Announcement in Hamilton on October25, 2018, Calix will also become ICF Canada’s latest private sector corporate member. So who is Calix and what do they do? Calix’s Platforms Connect the World. Their mission is to “connect everyone and everything”.…
Olds is a small rural town in Alberta that decided that it could compete globally by turning its community to focus on the tools necessary to be able to raise its domestic and international awareness and undertook local initiatives to be able to participate in global opportunities. For instance, Olds turned to the opportunities of seeking earned media by successfully…
ICF Announces “Infinite Learning” Theme The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) announced “Infinite Learning” as the theme for the 2019 cycle of its prestigious Intelligent Community of the Year Awards Program. “Intelligence is our most powerful tool for building our societies. Artificial intelligence is still a long way from fulfilling its potential,” said ICF co-founder Robert Bell, “but some estimate that…
ICF Opens Nominations for 2019 Intelligent Community Awards, Announces “Infinite Learning” Theme for Program The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) announced “Infinite Learning” as the theme for the 2019 cycle of its prestigious Intelligent Community of the Year Awards Program. The Forum’s Intelligent Community of the Year will be named in June 2019 in New York City. Nominations close on September…
Investors, the ICF Canada Website is specifically designed to help you to identify Smart Cities and Intelligent Communities in Canada that have been qualified by an independent and international jury of peer city thought leaders. See: https://icf-canada.com/canadas-intelligent-communities/ . The most impressive part of the Website is the city profiles of each of the current 38 communities in Canada which include…
Global Perspectives from the Moscow Urban Forum From July 17-22, 2018 Moscow hosted a massive global forum to discuss the future of cities, especially megacities, as well as launched a new conference center in the heart of Moscow’s newest park in 50 years, Zaryadye Park. Representatives from 50 countries attended the Moscow International Urban Forum. Over 10,000 delegates took part…
Smart Infrastructure is just the start of the journey to be an Intelligent Community ICF and ICF Canada thought leaders are often asked: “What is the difference between Smart Cities and Intelligent Communities?” That is a fair question, since many people have argued that there is no single definition of a Smart City or Smart Community. Some definitions are long and…
Thanks to the Canadian Urban Institute’s LS Networks, a practical and easy to follow smart cities guide is available for download now. Called “Smart Planning Our Smart Cities”, LS Networks uses case studies to provide communities across Canada with the necessary guidance for starting on their journey to become smart cities. The guide follows the framework outlined in Infrastructure Canada’s…