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Louis ZacharillaICF Co-Founder

25 April 2012

The Rise of the Intelligent Community

“Louie Communities”

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ICF’s Mission: To Energize Communities for the 21st Century

Non c’e’ posto migliore pio della mia casa

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ICF’s Mission

To study the economic and social development of the 21st Century community at the local level

To share best practices of Intelligent Communities to accelerate development of ALL communities

To enable a sustained, global dialogue among the world’s committed Thought Leaders

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The Rise of the Intelligent Community

Why Do We Need Them?

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The Why Part Is Easy

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As of today 52% of the world’s population lives in cities. By 2050, it is projected to grow to 70%, placing demands on cities that far outstrip the current capabilities of most urban centers.

The Crowd is Here

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Consequences: Vanishing Hometowns, Brain Drains &

Shaken Community Survivors

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some good news if you aren’t a big city.

Non c’e’ posto migliore pio della mia casa

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We are in a singularly unique moment in the history of technology & economics

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ICF Calls It:

The “Broadband Economy”

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Or the Age of the Light

 

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Dynamics of theBroadband Economy For economic purpose$, the people of Regina, Hong

Kong and Seattle live next door to the people of Waterloo, Eindhoven and Suwon, leading to - Brain drain – a zero sum game

Investment Shifting – locations offering best mix of cost, appropriately-trained labor, broadband access & quality of life get the cash and keep their kids home – others lose

Disintermediation – shortens product lifecycles, disrupts social continuity and puts premium on innovation

Local economic success – is increasingly dependent on your plug to global economy. If you’re not thinking globally, it’s hard to function locally.

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Is There a New Tribalism?

“In Europe where the idea of the nation state formed, the state is losing its significance.”

- Henry Kissinger. April 2011

Tahrir Square, Egypt

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3 Ways into the 21st Century

Enter it kicking and screaming

Take the long way into it (like, through the 12th Century)

Or become a “Louie” community

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As in a “Louie Armstrong” Community?

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BROADBAND

KNOWLEDGE WORKFORCE

INNOVATIONADVOCACYDIGITAL INCLUSION

Intelligent Community

Indicators (the “hot fives”)

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Sixth Indicator Each Year

Education

Healthcare

Leadership

Platforms for Ecosystem Innovation

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ICF’s Intelligent CommunitiesICF’s Intelligent Communities1999 - 2011

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2012 Smart21 Communities2012 Smart21 Communities

Arlington County, Virginia, USA Austin, Texas, USA Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Columbus Region, Ohio, USA Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Dakota County, Minnesota, USA Danville, Virginia, USA Durango, State of Durango, Mexico Frankfurt, Hess, Germany Heraklion, Crete, Greece Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

New Taipei City, Taiwan Oulu, Finland Prospect, South Australia, Australia Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Riverside, CA, USA Saint John, NB, Canada Stratford, Ontario, Canada Taichung City, Taiwan Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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“Empires of the future will be empires of the mind.” - Winston Churchill (1943)

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Building Empires in Saskatchewan

“The great advances are made not by individuals so much as by environments. It is not a coincidence that

innovations tend to come in bundles.”

Everything is Illuminated, J Safran Foer

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The “Mining” of Culture

The 2012 Wealth Report (cities of 2050)

The Triple Helix

Creativity as a core competency

“True Growth” strategies

Connect it to the “new railroad”

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Think like “Louie”

Screwing things up is a virtue. Being correct is never the point…Being right can stop all the momentum of a very interesting idea. - Robert Rauschenberg, American artist

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Think about “Louie” (2)

“The chief object of education is not to learn things, but to unlearn things.” G.K. Chesterton

G.K. Chesterton, British writer

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What the Unlearned know: Intelligent Communities use broadband for economic,

political and social development Small and midsize companies have global trade

opportunities

Innovation is as important as location. “The middle of nowhere is no more!” (Zacharilla)

“Students” go global and non-linear in search of education

Collaboration is as good as sex! (“The triple helix”)

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Eindhoven 2011

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Everyday “Louies” Do It Everyday

Issy-les-Moulineaux & Taiwan: Inspirational leadership and at least one champion

Eindhoven & Stratford: “Triple Helix” among local govt, private sector & academic and learning institutions (egos left at the door)

Stockholm : Plan human environments first (innovation, creativity & collaboration as core competence)

All: Follow Zacharilla’s 3 NobleTruths

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One Kid, One Small Town

StratfordOntario, Canada

POPULATION

32,000

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Meet Seven “Louies” in NYJune 7 – Free!

Use this code: 2012GUEST to be admitted to NY Summit (6-8 June) for June 7 Plenary & Reception for Top Seven

icfsummit.com

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You are the global dialogue

Thought Leaders in New YorkThe founders of the Intelligent Community Forum are visionaries. Before anyone else in the world they alone understood the importance of sharing and exchanging best practices to accelerate development within our communities.

- Andre Santini, Mayor, Issy-les-Moulineaux & Minister of State for Civil Service (France). 

ICF is an important advocate of best practices for economic and social development in the 21st Century.  Our home city of Waterloo has embraced many of ICF’s tenets to foster a collaborative spirit among residents, government, businesses and academic institutions.– James Balsillie, Co-CEO & Founder, Research in Motion/BlackBerry (Canada)

At the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, we are pleased to be a partner with ICF and to support its essential role in designing a better future for the world's urban communities.– Jerry Hultin, President, Polytechnic Institute of New York University & former Under Secretary of the Navy (USA)

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Unknown Future but a Path to the Light