From G & M
Toronto has won a global “intelligent community award” that honours the best in information and communications technology.And, yes, the folks who awarded it were well aware of the shenanigans at city hall. They even mentioned it as a “unique public challenge.”
Toronto’s win yesterday in New York also marked the return of the award to a Canadian city since Waterloo, Ont., BlackBerry Ltd.’s home town, won it in 2007.
The Intelligent Community Forum, a think tank, hands it out at the end of its annual summit and a year-long study of the community.
The group, which “studies and promotes the best practices of the world’s intelligent communities as they adapt to the demands and seize the opportunities presented by information and communications technology (ICT) and create jobs,” gave the award last year to Taiwan’s Taichung City.
Besides Waterloo, and now Toronto, Calgary has also been awarded the top honour, in 2002.
“Toronto has both the assets and the liabilities that come with being Canada’s largest city,” the group said.