Digital cities promote a myriad of connections among people to foster social, cultural, professional, economic, and educational advancement.Broadband access is now the "norm" in smart cities worldwide.The "digital divide" between people who do, and people who do not, have access to broadband Internet connections is a subject of much debate within communities.A successful "smart" city knows how to bridge the divide and how to implement policies and best practices to maximize peoples access to digital technology and broadband connections, while promoting "smart" and sustainable economic and social development.Learn from an expert from New York City (awarded Global Innovator for its Digital NYC program, Most Wired Central Business District, and Intelligent City of the Year 2000 and 2001) on what digital city initiatives work, how to create them, and how to implement them to benefit a local economy.Find out what criteria are used among organizations such as the Intelligent Communities Forum & Awards to rate and characterize cities and communities around the world as the "most intelligent" in terms of digital and technology development and broadband access.Learn case studies on some of the most successful examples of "digital cities" and how they became successful, leveraging public and private resources.