For the first time in its 24-year history, the Intelligent Community Forum honored a Vietnamese city with its top award today when it named Binh Duong as the 2023 Intelligent Community of the Year. Binh Duong, located in the southern part of the country, had been previously named a Smart21 Community five times and to the prestigious list of Top7…
In the heart of Vietnam’s southeastern Binh Duong Province is a brand new city in development. Binh Duong Smart City is being created by collaboration among the Smart City Office, Becamex, the state agency overseeing the project, the academic and entrepreneurial sector and the Standing and the Peoples’ Committees of the government, working together to develop a modern, environmentally friendly…
Click here to listen to Part 1. Click here to listen to Part 2. In this two-part series of The Intelligent Community, Chairman and CEO of Toronto’s Institute Without Boundaries and now the Brookfield Sustainability Institute Luigi Ferrara dives deep into how cities are being rebuilt and redesigned for sustainability and why Europe and Asia lead North American communities in…
Join the ICF Delegation to Taiwan from March 19-22, 2024. The SMART CITY SUMMIT & EXPO in Taipei will take place from March 19-22, plus we will visit additional ICF ranked communities before and after these dates. An all-inclusive fee will cover all of your in-country costs. For more information, contact: [email protected] Testimonials from ICF VIP Delegates: Arlington Economic Development…
John G. Jung delivered a keynote address in Taiwan on August 4, 2023. Unfortunately, due to a major typhoon, the event that day was cancelled. But it was nevertheless recorded for a future virtual presentation. In summary, here are some of the points covered: The topic of Artificial Intelligence is on everyone’s minds, especially since Open AI’s ChatGPT came online.…
“We want the community to choose how they go forward” Brian Snider, founder and CEO Lit Communities. LIT COMMUNITIES plans and develops broadband networks for municipalities and counties through creative public-private partnerships that share risk and ensure that the needs of the community’s people come first. Watch it on ICF’s website and on Youtube. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmOgzN3gPvU ICF co-founder Robert Bell…
ICF PODCAST: Krista Nightengale, Executive Director at the Better Block Foundation, will discuss her non-profit organization with Lou Zacharilla. It is dedicated to showing communities how to build a more walkable, bikeable, liveable neighborhood to improve quality of life and attract talent. To listen, go to Building a Better Neighborhood - Intelligent Community Forum Krista Nightengale is the Executive Director…
Photo courtesty of Shanghai Disney Resort I get territorial when it comes to pride of place. It may be the psychic balm for the chronic case of homesickness I get whenever and wherever I travel. With the exception of my university years, I have lived an entire life in the state of New York. In three places. I have lived…
Coming to NYC in October to the ICF Summit? Canadians LOVE to go to NYC. If so, check out this wonderful podcast and consider buying the book “New Yorkers: A City and its People in Our Time” by CANADIAN AUTHOR Craig Taylor. Lou and Craig do a great job speaking about what makes New York New York and New Yorkers…
Winnipeg recently received its Intelligent Community Certification issued by ICF, identifying the city as investment-ready and prepared to prosper economically, socially and culturally amid the challenges and opportunities of the digital age. Meeting ICF’s Certification standard provides objective validation that a community has high-quality connectivity, effective workforce development, a business innovation ecosystem and meaningful community engagement, digital inclusion and sustainability…