According to the Intelligent Community Forum, an intelligent community invests in broadband, knowledge workers, innovation, digital inclusion and marketing. Seven communities from around the world will be honored for their efforts and success.
I attended a pre-conference session yesterday. One of the highlights was learning about the regional initiative in NE Ohio. This is a 21 county effort on economic development, education and health care. Some 1500 organizations are connected via fiber. Schools have 2 Gb connections. Over 20 hospitals are working together and sharing costs on an electronic medical record.
It is a competitive world….how are doing in this race in Minnesota?
[...] for passing on a paper by Joe Fuhr from Widener University. Bill saw Joe’s presentation at the Intelligent Community Forum and passed it (Broadband Services: Economic and Environmental Benefits) on to [...]
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