Intelligent Communities Conferences and Seminars

 Digital Challenge, Digital Opportunity, explains why the economic success of cities and counties today depends on becoming Intelligent Communities. It is the answer to the immense challenges created by the digital economy and the opportunities it presents to cities and counties regardless of their size or location. 

Engaging the Community in Positive Change, introduces the six-step Community Accelerator strategy and explains how to revitalize and expand community engagement by tapping the creativity and passion of residents, and shows how cities in North America and Europe have used digital tools to engage citizens and power your community’s transformation. Any change or innovation is a challenge.

  Connectivity: The Foundation for Digital Opportunity, explains the power of broadband to drive economic growth and offers five strategies for attracting private-sector investment in networks. It offers examples and policy advice from cities of different sizes and reveals the power of municipal data centers to generate economic development from broadband and digital technologies. 

Knowledge Work: Building a Ladder of Opportunity, teaches how cities and regions can engage employers with primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities to turn local education into a path to local careers. It offers examples from multiple countries and communities of different sizes on the successful integration of education and employment to lift up their people while supplying the talent their employers need. Any change or innovation is a challenge.

Innovation: Building an Ecosystem for Growth, outlines two paths to true prosperity: one for economically strong communities in need of a better quality of life, and one for communities that need to overcome stagnation and trigger growth in a digitaldominated economy. It offers examples from multiple countries and communities of different sizes on smart city programs, the creation of a start-up economy and helping established businesses innovate their products and services. 

Inclusion: Overcoming the Digital Divide, examines the needs and concerns of offline residents and businesses, and the three major barriers to inclusion they face. It shares imaginative examples of digital inclusion programs for individuals and small business that will expand your understanding and ambition. 

Sustainability: Quality of Life, Engagement & Growth, explains the connections between quality-of-life issues and economic development. Environmental sustainability engages the energy of citizens in maintaining and improving the community and presents an opportunity for economic development in an increasingly fragile world.