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Leadership in Unconventional Times: Building Trust in Police in Intelligent Communities Jun 14, 2022

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We continue our Leadership series by looking at an issue facing many communities, particularly in the US - Policing. First, we speak with an LA Times crime reporter about some of the issues that face the large city, and then we speak with representatives from two intelligent communities to learn their solutions.

Leadership in Unconventional Times: Managing Drought in Intelligent Communities Jun 01, 2022

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Continuing in our Leadership in Unconventional Times series, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla is joined by Dr. Peter Williams.

Dr. Williams is Chair of ARISE-US, part of ARISE Global Network, the UN DRR's vehicle for public-private collaboration in disaster risk reduction. He was also the lead author of the UN City Disaster Resilience Scorecard, now used by over 330 cities globally, and a further Scorecard for the resilience of industrial and commercial buildings. He retired from IBM as a Distinguished Engineer in 2018.

Leadership in Unconventional Times: When Insurrection Comes to Town May 16, 2022

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In this episode, we speak with Dan Circelli of Windsor about the trucker convoy protests that took place in early 2022 in Canada, as well as US Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton about the events of January 6, 2021 and Washington DC's movement towards statehood.

Leadership in Unconventional Times: Kyiv & the Digital Battlefront May 04, 2022

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The City of Kyiv's IT Department has reconfigured its city apps to provide citizens with a range of services, including finding bomb shelters and medicines, to a quality of life despite the threat of bombardment and terror. In this episode, city leaders join together to discuss this extraordinary approach. Speakers for this episode include: Vera Bergengruen, Washington Correspondent at Time Magazine; Martin Männil, Chief Information Officer, City of Tallinn, Estonia; Moez Chaabouni, ICF Juror Chairman and former CIO of Columbus, Ohio; and Tyler Gooch, Director of Innovation & Technology, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

How Broadband Access Unites and Divides Us Apr 18, 2022

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The pandemic revealed the essential role of broadband today. It also exposed as never before the dire consequences of the digital divide and the explosive impact of social media in spreading misinformation, fear and outrage. Panelists discuss what the pandemic has taught them about making broadband access more equitable and managing its downsides.

Lessons from Historical Conflicts that Help Build a Better Future Apr 04, 2022

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Leaders of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg and the Carter Center in Atlanta share lessons about how parties locked in conflicts can find a path to reconciliation and a new future.

Stacia George, M.A., Director, Conflict Resolution Program, The Carter Center
Isha Khan, CEO, Canadian Museum of Human Rights
Lou Zacharilla, Co-Founder, Intelligent Community Forum (Moderator)

Moment of Truth: She Smart Taoyuan Mar 21, 2022

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Taoyuan has kicked off an exciting initiative "She smart Taoyuan", further in collaborating with gender perspective into city and policy design and celebrating what women have accomplished in this field. Learn more in this conversation with Director Karen Yu of the Taoyuan City Department of Information Technology.

Is It Already 2031? Feb 23, 2022

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A discussion on education, healthcare, and the idea of what a "community" will be in 2031 - and how these changes have been accelerated during the time of COVID-19. With guests Joost Helms, Director, Eindhoven International Project Office and Dr. Rick Huijbregts, Vice-President, Strategy & Innovation, George Brown College.

Moment of Truth: Dana McDaniel and Greg Dunn of Dublin, Ohio, USA Feb 07, 2022

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What do Intelligent Communities know that others do not? Intelligent Communities like Espoo (Finland), Dublin (Ohio, USA), Eindhoven (The Netherlands), Tallinn (Estonia) and the current Intelligent Community of the Year, Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) are no longer just "smart cities." They have gone at least one level higher. In our Moment of Truth podcast series, we ask them when they realized that they had gone from "smart city" to Intelligent Community, and what exactly it means to them. We also ask how they managed to get there.

The Moment of Truth - Dan Mathieson, Mayor of Stratford Jan 24, 2022

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Dan Mathieson is in his fifth term as Mayor and has sat on municipal council since 1995. During his tenure Dan has been a member on numerous boards and committees in healthcare, municipal affairs, law enforcement, athletics, not-for-profits, universities and colleges.

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