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Most Important Principles for Leaders of "Intelligent Communities"

Each year  the Intelligent Community Forum  Summit celebrates initiatives around the world that increase opportunities presented by investments in new technologies. They announce the "Intelligent Community" of the year (this year it is Melbourne, Australia ) based on a set of  indicators  covering: Broadband, Knowledge Workforce, Innovation, Digital Equality, Sustainability, and Advocacy.  At this year's Summit I led a panel discussion on the "Internet of People" with a venerable group of colleagues:   Andres Henriquez , VP, STEM Learning in Communities, New York Hall of Science, Chris Lawrence , VP Mozilla Leadership Network, John Horrigan , Senior Research Pew Research Center, and Susan Benton , CEO and President, Urban Libraries Council. All  of us are generally positive about the opportunities presented by digital innovation, yet based on decades of the Internet experience, we are also aware that digital innovation leads to mixed results.  How can w