Stockholm, Sweden was named the Intelligent Community of the Year for 2009 by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) at an awards ceremony last week in New York. "This is a community that has methodically and substantially redefined the possibilities of urban living and sets an example of how technology can play a role to enhance economic and social development," said ICF Co-Founder Louis Zacharilla. The ICF Visionary of the Year award was presented to Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, Mayor Andre Santini, and ICF Founders' Awards were presented to:
- Dave Carter, head, Manchester Digital Development Agency, Manchester, UK
- Andrew Spano, county executive, Westchester County, New York, USA
- Taoyuan County, Taiwan
On Monday, the INET Africa Regional Conference will convene in Cairo. The group is expected to address regional Internet governance issues, in preparation for the UN Internet Governance Forum scheduled for Egypt this November. On the agenda Monday are Internet backbone development, IPv6, multilingualism, and more.