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The Rise of the Intelligent Community. THINK CONFERENCE. www.intelligentcommunity.com Louis Zacharilla Co-Founder ICF, New York 15 April 2014. The Stakes. The Analogy. The Facts. “In Europe where the idea of the nation state formed, the state is losing its significance.”
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The Rise of the Intelligent Community THINK CONFERENCE www.intelligentcommunity.com Louis Zacharilla Co-Founder ICF, New York 15 April 2014
The Facts “In Europe where the idea of the nation state formed, the state is losing its significance.” • Henry Kissinger. Tahrir Square, Egypt, November 2011
The Mission: Energize Communities for the 21st Century “There is no place like home.” Community Accelerator Community Accelerator
The Early Stage • Connectivity as a utility • Elimination of “Middle of Nowhere” • “Research” and “Knowledge” redefined. • Emergence of culture & quality of life as economic raw materials and resources (Brain Gain Effect) • Cities and communities seizing their destinies
KNOWLEDGE WORKFORCE BROADBAND ADVOCACY INNOVATION DIGITAL INCLUSION The Method
The Final Slide • “The chief object of education is not to learn things, but to unlearn things.” G.K. Chesterton, British writer