Last month ICF announced
the Intelligent Community of the Year
for 2010. Today, we're opening the nominations for the 2011 Intelligent Community Awards.
Nominations for the Smart21 Intelligent Communities of 2011 will be
accepted through Friday, September 24, 2010.
The Smart21 awards
are presented to communities or regions with a documented strategy for
creating a local prosperity and inclusion using broadband and
information technology to attract leading-edge businesses, stimulate job
creation, build skills, generate economic growth, and improve the
delivery of government services. Evaluation of nominations is based on
ICF's Intelligent Community Indicators,
which provide the first conceptual framework for understanding all of
the factors that determine a community's competitiveness and point to
its success in the Broadband Economy. In
addition, the selection of the Smart21 is guided by an annual theme.
The theme for 2011 is Health and the Intelligent Community.
You
will find complete nomination criteria, information on the selection
process, profiles of previous winners, and a nomination form on the Awards Nominations page of the
ICF Web site.
The award winners are announced in three
stages:
