The Top Seven Intelligent Communities of 2012 - named by the Intelligent Community Forum - have created uniquely powerful innovation ecosystems on a foundation of information and communications technology. This book provides in-depth profiles of the Top Seven and depicts how they bring together business, government and institutions in a dynamic partnership that produces results ranging from better and cheaper service delivery to citizens to the birth and growth of entrepreneurial businesses and vital new institutions. Intelligent Communities are pioneers in the complex collaboration that...