Winston-Salem Business Magazine - February 2008 - (Page 31)

Intelligent Communities Winston-Salem Announced as One of the Top Seven Intelligent Communities In January the Intelligent Community Forum announced its list of the Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the Year. Winston-Salem is included in the group, each a model for economic development in the 21st Century. The Top Seven announcement is the second stage of ICF’s annual Intelligent Community awards cycle. Gaining a place among the Top Seven is a major achievement as well as a step toward even greater recognition for communities working to create prosperity and social inclusion in what ICF terms “the broadband economy. For the first time, the Top Seven included three American communities, plus three from the rest of the world that were named to the list a second time. Listed in alphabetical order, the 2008 Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the Year are: Dundee, Scotland, United KingdomFredericton, New Brunswick, CanadaGangnam District, Seoul, South KoreaNortheast Ohio, USATallinn, EstoniaWestchester County, New York, USAWinstonSalem, North Carolina, USA. The following is the basis on which the Intelligent Community Forum will decide the 2008 Intelligent Community of the Year. “Powerful governmentbusiness-academic collaboration led by Wake Forest University permitted this former “tobacco capital” to build a fiber network that spurred demand and led to an 88% broadband penetration rate. The partners have used this digital foundation to develop free computer labs across the region, create an e-government portal that is number three in the nation, and build a sustainable ICT skills training program. The city and county now count 37,000 biotech employees as residents and will fund a program to put PCs and broadband connections into the homes of low-income students.” On May 16, one of the Top Seven will be named 2008’s Intelligent Community of the Year during ICF’s Building the Broadband Economy annual summit in New York City. The city and county now count 37,000 biotech employees as residents and will fund a program to put PCs and broadband connections into the homes of lowincome students. On May 16, one of the Top Seven will be named 2008’s Intelligent Community of the Year WINSTON-SALEM BUSINESS | 31 http://www.winstonsalemliving.com

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