Robert Bell from the Intelligent Community Forum, based on data from Arlington County, Virginia (USA), Bristol, Virginia (USA), Dakota County, Minnesota (USA), Danville, Virginia (USA), Dublin, Ohio (USA), Riverside, California (USA), Moncton, New Brunswick (Canada), Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) and Windsor-Essex, Ontario (Canada) highlights three characteristics that share smart communities in North America: (1) Eagerness to Experiment, (2)Focus on Job and Wealth Creation and (3) Local Solutions in the Absence of National Policies.
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Intelligent Communities: The North American Way