Interesting article about Canada’s “smartest” cities at http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/slideshow/…. Focus is largely on Info -Tech sector (employment, entrepreneurship, venture capital) but there are references to local government’s role. For example, Moncton invested in technology infrastructure to support job growth. Wi-fi is cited several times as a driver of growth. Better business license process as well.

Another city pushing “Government as a Platform” is San Francisco (a nice article at http://gov20.govfresh.com/……