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In February, the Sunshine Coast was recognised by the global Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) as one of the Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2019.  [![Read more](https://hubspot-no-cache-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/2536612/5489042a-a25d-48d7-ac9b-b5dc9ba0719c.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/2536612/5489042a-a25d-48d7-ac9b-b5dc9ba0719c)   **[![Invest app](https://investcampaign.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Full_Page(No_Text).jpg?width=341&name=Full_Page(No_Text).jpg)](https://investcampaign.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/investsunshinecoastapp?hsLang=ja)Sunshine Coast Council has launched a newly updated Invest Sunshine Coast app!**  The newly updated Invest Sunshine Coast app provides up-to-date news on business opportunities and insights about the Sunshine Coast.   **[![Read more](https://hubspot-no-cache-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/2536612/4eafba3f-ce30-42af-8903-b6943eb80b55.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-ap1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/2536612/4eafba3f-ce30-42af-8903-b6943eb80b55)**   [![sunshine-coast-international-broadband-cable](https://investcampaign.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/hs-fs/hubfs/sunshine-coast-international-broadband-cable.jpg?width=268&name=sunshine-coast-international-broadband-cable.jpg)](https://investcampaign.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sunshine-coast-international-broadband-network-cable?hsLang=ja) **Sunshine Coast International Broadband Network** From 2020, the Sunshine Coast will deliver Australia’s fastest telecommunications connection to Asia from the east coast and the second fastest to the United States. 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