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How up to date is Edmonton technologically?

Edmonton was selected as one of the world's top 21 intelligent communities by The Intelligent Community Forum in 2008. This was due to our historic establishment of computerized medical records, nanotechnology growth, and the partnerships between organizations that have commercial discoveries, yielding 70 active spin-off companies and creating over 1,000 new jobs.

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