Mississauga named an ICF Smart21 Community of the Year
Markham and Durham also receive ICF’s Smart21 honours
The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) has selected the City of Mississauga as one of the Smart21 Communities of the Year. The Smart21 announcement is the first stage in ICF’s annual Intelligent Community Awards cycle. ICF selects 21 finalists to receive this recognition, based on a survey of communities from around the world.
“We are very proud that as a Smart City, Mississauga has been recognized globally as one of the top Intelligent Communities of the Year,” said Mayor Bonnie Crombie. “This further demonstrates that our City is the most connected in Canada, and the importance of our ongoing efforts to utilize technology to create a high quality of life that supports all of our residents.”
As one of the Smart21 cities, Mississauga is among the group of finalists from which Forum’s Top7 Intelligent Communities of the Year will be chosen in June 2021. Also from Ontario, Markham and Regional Municipality of Durham have also been recognised as Smart21 Communities of the Year. Markham was also a Smart21 selection last year along with Newmarket.
Here is the complete list of Smart21 communities for 2021:
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | Markham, Ontario, Canada |
Alexandria Lakes Region, Minnesota, USA | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK | Moscow, Russia |
Binh Duong Smart City, Vietnam | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada | Prospect, South Australia, Australia |
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | Rochester, New York, USA |
Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada | Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Fairlawn, Ohio, USA | Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | Wellington, New Zealand |
Township of Langley, British Columbia Canada | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
“Being awarded a place among this year’s Smart21 is international recognition of Mississauga’s ongoing dedication to furthering Smart City policies and innovations,” said Shawn Slack, Director of IT and Chief Information Officer. “Being acknowledged as an Intelligent Community leader is validation for all that Mississauga is doing to create a Smart City for everyone.”
Mississauga’s Smart City Master Plan provides a framework for how the City of Mississauga approaches digital projects, engages with the public and implements digital transformation. The Smart City program provides ongoing initiatives, public engagement, and thought leadership around digital modernization and smart city technologies.
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