The City of Doral has been named one of the top Smart21 Communities in the world by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF)! Doral is one of few communities in the United States who were included on this exclusive list. This prestigious recognition honors cities and counties with a proven approach to economic growth, development and connectivity.

The Smart21 Communities of 2023 include cities and counties from eight countries spread over five continents. Each of the cities, towns, or regions that appear in the Smart21 have applied the six principles of the  Community Accelerator Strategy to begin building inclusive economic prosperity, social health and cultural richness, which together make a community strong and resilient.

The Smart21 are selected by ICF based on quantitative and qualitative data related to the six Factors of the Community Accelerator Strategy. The Community Accelerator Strategy provides the conceptual framework for understanding the factors that determine a community’s competitiveness in economic, social and cultural terms.

Following this announcement, the Smart21 will provide more information on their challenges and successes. From this data,  ICF Analysts will select seven to be named the Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2023 at a conference taking place in the Durham Region (Ontario, Canada), on June 20. The Top7 will then be the focus of the  2023 ICF Global Summit in New York City on October 25 and 26, where one will be named the Intelligent Community of the Year. Early registration is open now for the ICF Summit at  www.icfsummit.com.