The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

u - wuuuoo canomcus - WednesdayAprtl 1.2009 Broadband economies { I CF founders seek to define the 21 st century community in new book BYGnm MACDONALD lung said. 2 Chronicle Sta/f “There are many examples ofWaterloo â€" . "1 , the companies. the think tanks. the institu- at is an intelligent community? (ions â€" referred to in the book." ' Waterloo was handed the designa- In some ways. Waterloo is the perfect tion of the world's most intelligent case study for the authors. They posit that. community in 2007, but what will keep it in "Geographic location and natural resources that category in the years to come? once determined a community’s economic . Those are the questions that are future. l answered in Broadband Economies: Creat~ “But today, we live in the Broadband . ing the Community of the 2lst Century. a Economy â€" a global economic engine powâ€" "a new book written by the founders of the ered by communications. whether it is fiber “AN intelligent Community Forum. optic cables stretching between continents. For the past decade. the think tank has DSL connections in the home or mobile '»_5. been handing out the designation of intelli- devices in our pockets. . 41 gent communities. “Now. it is the skills of the labor force. y More than eighty and the ability of busiv cities have joined that u ' ness and government to :â€" . group since and by we createda think adapt and innovate, kg . using lessons from thank around that power prosperity. " " X“ those centres. the book Waterloo has har- " -. hopes to define the broadband a.n.d have nessed that ability to f m - term intelligent com- observed Clfles as make a name for itself r g . A”: "f munity. said author on the international Taf‘gl : ‘iii John lung. technology has become scale and succeed _, :-, {so}. i "We talk about . . . more and more despite its relatively {A}; :\ . Q i ' what technology is ' small size. lung said. 2 f, Wig“ 1 doing and how it is lmportanf' "What impressed me ‘ f .. ‘ l impacting cities." said 77118 170016 is a about Waterloo region .: - Q?!” i lung. who is one of the ' ' as a community is that {- 37’sz ' "EH i lCF founders and also compilation ofali Of its able to punch above ‘ . l the chief executive offi- that thinking. its weight." he said. Qt}; , i. car of Canada's Tech- in“ ”The world is aware it ' ‘ } nology Triangle in -,lulm . of Waterloo. it‘s a real ' , g Waterloo region. CEO onhnfdaigTeChMu In???“ testament to the comâ€" A “We created a think com“ ”I "om” munity." 5 thank around broad- lung credits local ° band and have observed cities as technolo- , government and institutions such as Uni- gy has become more and more important. versity of Waterloo. Wilfrid Laurier Universi- “This book is a compilation of all of that ty and Conestoga College. as well as busi- thinking.’ ness such as Research in Motion and Open- The book's focus is on broadband and Text for puttingWaterloo on the map. how technologies such as the internet and The authors are hoping the book help handheld devices have shaped the way cities follow the example that the world's communities grow. intelligent communities have set. "We talk about broadband and how it can lung and the lCF are still working hard at augment sustainability and create better identifying and working with intelligent ways to move people and ideas,” lung said. communities ‘ .. _ . ,- = And Waterloo plays a prominent role in This week. lung is heading to Europe 5-133” fridge}. the book. where he'll be in Paris and Tallinn, Estonia 7 f .. I gig Not only was the city handed lCF's top â€" two finalists for the 2009award. "M prize in 2007. but it has capitalized on it Broadband Economies: Creating the The intelligent Waterloo committee has Community of the 2m Century is available kept the award as part of the city's branding at wwwamamncom. and Mayor Brenda Halioran is the chairman For more information about the book or ofthe ICF alumni group. the intelligent Community Forum. visit ‘ “It provides Waterloo 3 very high profile,“ www.inteiligentoommunity.org. Broadband economies author and Canada's Technology ”Margie GO John lung. a. m o . . Inyure .... we get paid when i" - . you getpaid. ‘ y . i morell kelly, l u i 1 Personal Injury Law i We fund ALL it11ation ex - enses. . , ‘ _' . ’~\ morcllkellycom 515) 543.4443 fl