What are Smart Communities? A smart community is a community that has made a conscious effort to use information technology to transform life and work within its region in significant and fundamental, rather than incremental ways From: The World Foundation on Smart Communities, http://www.smartcommunities.org/about_faq.htm Centre for Smart Community Innovation (CSCI) Windsor-Essex Smart communities are real places inhabited by real people (not just technology) Smart Community A successful smart community can be built from the top down, or as a grassroots effort, but active involvement from every sector of the community is essential Copyright 2009 University of Windsor. All rights reserved.
What are Smart Communities? A smart community is a community that has made a conscious effort to use information technology to transform life and work within its region in significant and fundamental, rather than incremental ways From: The World Foundation on Smart Communities, http://www.smartcommunities.org/about_faq.htm Smart communities are real places inhabited by real people (not just technology) A successful smart community can be built from the top down, or as a grassroots effort, but active involvement from every sector of the community is essential
The University of Windsor s mission, a reason for being: Enabling people to make a better world through education, scholarship, research and engagement Smart (Intelligent Communities) are all about engagement City of Windsor County of Essex Greater Essex County District School Board St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology University of Windsor Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board Windsor Regional Hospital Youth and Teens Students Parents Teachers Community Members Community Groups Local Businesses Government Agencies Alumni Donors Practitioners Media Visitors School Boards Teen Health
The University s strategic priorities: Engage the community in partnerships that will strengthen the economy, quality of life, and well-being of the Windsor-Essex region Connecting Windsor-Essex @ the speed of life! Connecting Windsor-Essex collaborates to provide new opportunities, well-being and connectedness to improve the quality of life in how we learn, work, play and invest.
Key Points GREETINGS 5 PARTICIPANTS 7 RESULTS 8 FINANCIAL SUMMARY 10 BUDGET OVERVIEW 11 MARKETING 12 TOP 7 CONTRIBUTORS 14 EMBRACING THE FUTURE 17 THE TEAM 19
I.T. keeps us informed
I.T. helps us take care of our community
I.T. helps us promote our strengths
I.T. helps us think local
W.E. Told Our Story!
W.E. Told Our Story!
Moving Forward Together We challenge you to start asking: Why not Windsor-Essex?
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Components of Success The Mix Smart in many ways... Broadband Knowledge Workforce Digital Inclusion Innovation Marketing & Advocacy Health (2011) The Educational Last Mile (2010)
i-canada: National Involvement National organization: Government, industry, academia Goal: Create 50 Intelligent Communities in Canada by 2014 CWE Involvement: Co-authored national community assessment tool To be piloted in Windsor-Essex Hosting first national conference November 16-17, 2011 Representation at all levels of the organization
Intelligent Community Institute Purpose: Expand the base of objective information about issues central to the development of Intelligent Communities in the Broadband Economy Connect knowledge about the development of Intelligent Communities to other aspects of community Enable Intelligent Communities to house institutes as a primary means to achieve goals and interests specific to a community or region where said Institute is hosted.
Intelligent Community Institute Proposed Institute: The Institute would conduct research and delivery programming on socioeconomic benefits associated with the following areas: Advanced manufacturing innovation frameworks Economic diversification Effects of late career workplace displacement and skills retraining The role of information and communication technologies in economic development The role of collaboration in economic recovery
Intelligent Community Summit Purpose: Collaborate on common challenges, interests and opportunities to look for areas of mutual benefit. Projected Date: February 2012 Eindhoven, NL Windsor-Essex Tianjin, CN
Introduction to: http://culture.windsor-essex.info 2011 University of Windsor. All rights reserved.
Cultural Resource Mapping Creative Cultural Industries Community Cultural Organizations Festivals and Events Cultural Resources Facilities and Spaces Natural Heritage Cultural Heritage 25
Cultural Resources Framework
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