Dublin Recognized Once Again as a Smart21 Community -- Surge in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Healthcare IT Contribute to Ranking

Once again Dublin, Ohio has been named to the prestigious list of Smart21 Communities by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). Each year ICF defines a theme that guides the nominations for the Intelligent Community of the Year. The 2011 theme is "Health in the Intelligent Community." Dublin and the other Smart21 Communities of 2011 have shown moving and innovative approaches to the delivery of better care as well as an increase in productivity and elimination of unnecessary costs. These developments take on ever-increasing importance at a time when the Baby Boom generation is entering its elder years and costs are expected to rise as a result. At the same time, they are promoting the growth of highly competitive clusters of companies in traditional healthcare as well as emerging fields in which information and communications technology are used to improve quality, transparency and productivity in healthcare and life sciences.

Dublin was recognized for a number of attributes including its entrepreneurial culture. The community’s surge of entrepreneurship has created an economy in which, despite a number of very large companies, the average Dublin business employs just seven people.

This is the fourth consecutive year that Dublin has been named a Smart21 Community. Last year, the city achieved the distinction of being named one of the top seven International Intelligent Communities.

For more details on the ICF and Dublin’s ranking as a 2011 Smart21 Community, visit here.