{"id":4317,"date":"2018-06-05T19:10:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T00:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sisleridm.com\/reaching-for-the-top-winnipeg-in-running-for-2018-intelligent-community-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2018-06-05T19:10:39","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T00:10:39","slug":"reaching-for-the-top-winnipeg-in-running-for-2018-intelligent-community-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sislercreate.com\/Animation\/2018\/06\/05\/reaching-for-the-top-winnipeg-in-running-for-2018-intelligent-community-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"REACHING FOR THE TOP: WINNIPEG IN RUNNING FOR 2018 INTELLIGENT COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
\nFor the third time in five years, Winnipeg has been\u00a0recognized<\/a> by the International Community Forum (ICF) as one of the world\u2019s leading intelligent communities. This international challenge recognizes the city\u2019s global leadership in technology deployment and effective data usage, digital innovation and advocacy, and demonstrating a commitment to using data to improve the lives of its citizens.
\nThis is Winnipeg\u2019s third commendation from the ICF as a Top 7 Intelligent Community, having also received this designation in 2017 and 2014. Winnipeg is one of only two Canadian cities recognized by the ICF for 2018, alongside cities in Taiwan, Finland and Australia.
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\nHow were we chosen?
\nBefore being selected as a Top7 Intelligent Community, Winnipeg was among those named to ICF\u2019s list of the\u00a0Smart21 Communities of the Year<\/a>. The Smart21 were named in October 2017 during Silicon Harlem\u2019s \u201cCommunity Forward\u201d conference in New York City. Candidates are evaluated based on seven criteria: six Intelligent Community Indicators, which provide the conceptual framework for understanding all of the factors that determine a community’s competitiveness and point to its success in what the Intelligent Community Forum calls, \u201cThe Broadband Economy,\u201d and an annual theme. The 2018 theme is\u00a0Humanizing Data<\/a>, which explores the intersection between big data and open data, and the impacts of a data-driven economy on communities.
\nWinnipeg\u2019s ICF submission highlighted several local initiatives that incorporate data benefits. The municipal government\u2019s\u00a0Open Data Portal<\/a>, which allows anyone access to machine-attributable data and\u00a0creates a collaborative platform for data sharing and analysis. This initiative offers a gateway for businesses and investors to access municipal data freely and independently. Another local initiative, TRAINFO<\/a>, provides real-time railway data for Winnipeg\u2019s 250+ rail crossings, and is working to predict train commuter information to improve traffic conditions.
\nRead Winnipeg\u2019s official nomination documents\u00a0here<\/a> and\u00a0here.<\/a>
\nEconomic Development Winnipeg\u2019s Senior Vice President Greg Dandewich spoke recently with Louis Zacharilla, co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum about Winnipeg\u2019s bid to be the 2018 Intelligent Community of the Year. Listen to the podcast below:<\/em>
\nTHE INTELLIGENT COMMUNITY
\nWinnipeg: A 2018 Top7 Intelligent Community
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\nWhat Comes Next?
\nFrom April 17 – 20, 2018, Intelligent Community Forum co-founder\u00a0Louis Zacharilla<\/a> participated in a Winnipeg site evaluation tour. Officials with Economic Development Winnipeg toured Zacharilla around several sites in Winnipeg, including:
\n\u2022 Sister High School, which has received widespread acclaim for its\u00a0Interactive Digital Media\u00a0<\/a>program
\n\u2022 City of Winnipeg\u2019s innovative\u00a0Transportation Management Centre (TMC)<\/a>
\n\u2022 Seven Oak Hospital\u2019s\u00a0Chronic Disease Innovation Centre<\/a> and more
\nAt the ICF Global Summit in June 2018, one of the Top Seven cities will be named ICF’s Intelligent Community of the Year, based on a second round of analysis, the site visits by ICF’s co-founders and the votes of an international jury. The event takes place in London, England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  For the third time in five years, Winnipeg has been\u00a0recognized by the International Community Forum (ICF) as one of the world\u2019s<\/p>\n

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