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Serving as a research institution and community resource to expand the world’s knowledge about the creation of Intelligent Communities
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Intelligent Ohio
Urban Broadband Needs Upgrading, Too
Digital redlining denies as many city residents access to the internet as it does rural Americans in some states, an... read more →
July 31, 2018
Espoo, Finland Is Honored as 2018 Intelligent Community of the Year by the Intelligent Community Forum at its Global Summit in London
For the first time since 2009, the Intelligent Community Forum honored a Nordic city with its top award when it... read more →
June 18, 2018
Ohio Poised to Approve $50 Million Per Year for Broadband Expansion
Almost one-third of Ohio's rural residents lack a reliable home-broadband connection. (TNS) — Composer Sean Beeson's clients are coastal, but... read more →
April 17, 2018
Disconnected: Rural Ohio Looks To Legislators To Bring High Speed Internet
Main Street in downtown Alexandria stretches a little more than half a mile along State Route 37. There’s a post... read more →
April 3, 2018
Intelligent Community Forum
The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) is a global network of cities and regions with a think tank at its center. Its mission is to help communities use information and communications technology (ICT) to create inclusive prosperity, tackle social and governance challenges and enrich their quality of life.
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Intelligent Community Indicators provide a conceptual framework developed by the Intelligent Community Forum that consider crucial factors in determining the competitiveness of a community in the Broadband Economy.
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The Global Institute holds Workshops in a biannual basis to celebrate the progress and facilitate further advancement for realization of the vision of the Institute: Creating an Intelligent Ohio.
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