Nelson Mandela Bay honoured as one of world's most intelligent communities

From South Africa – The Good News
The Eastern Cape’s Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has made it onto the
2009 list of the world’s 21 most intelligent communities. The list is
issued annually by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) on the basis
of a community’s capacity in and innovative use of broadband.

Nelson Mandela Bay, which includes Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch – is the acknowledged hub of the automotive industry
in South Africa, an achievement commended by the ICF in its citation.

The municipality is also investing into information and communications
technology (ICT) with the goal of establishing an ICT sector built
around call centres and ICT outsourcing. This will serve to bridge the
current inequality in education and income.