WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS 2023

Gain international recognition for your pioneering project. The Call is now close.

world smart city awards 2023

The World Smart City Awards are back!

These internationally acclaimed prizes recognize and support innovative city strategies, projects and ideas that can make an impact on citizens’ lives and turn our cities into better places to live.

Winners will be announced in front of a large, global audience of smart city professionals, providing an unparalleled opportunity to share your work with the world by placing it in the spotlight at a globally-renowned platform.

The Call for the 2023 World Smart City Awards has received 411 top-level proposals from 63 countries! Discover the shortlist of finalists.

World Smart City Awards 2023 Gala
8 November, Auditorium

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2023 Award categories

We’re looking for game-changing projects linked to the following categories:

CITY
AWARD

The City Award celebrates cities with a global strategy combining innovation, collaboration, inclusion and sustainability initiatives.

INNOVATION AWARD

The Innovation Award recognizes original initiatives and creative solutions improving communities.

LEADERSHIP AWARD

The Leadership Award honors individuals who've made significant contributions in the last decade.
The Hall of Fame of smart urban development!

Who can participate?

The World Smart City Awards are aimed at both public and private companies, cities, entrepreneurs, digital innovators, developers, research centers, universities, civil society representatives, NGOs, cooperatives, consortiums and social activists with disruptive visions and solutions for the management and development of our cities.

And the Award went to...

Discover the awarded projects that shined at last years’ gala.

City of Seoul

Republic of Korea
CITY AWARD
City of Kyiv

Ukraine
CITY AWARD SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Aníbal Gaviria

Governor of Antioquia, Colombia
LEADERSHIP AWARD
Emilia Saiz

Secretary General of United Cities and Local Governments
LEADERSHIP AWARD
DataSmart Cities

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India
INNOVATION AWARD
AutoSafety Uganda

Wanyama Autosafety Initiatives, Kampala, Uganda
INNOVATION AWARD
Smart City Data Platform

City of Bruges, Belgium
LEADERSHIP AWARD
TerraGo Technologies

Sterling, US
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT AWARD
Digitalization of Traffic (DIGI-V) for the city of Wiesbaden

Yunex Traffic
MOBILITY AWARD
Accelerating the Potential of Drones for Local Government

Dublin City Council, Ireland
GOVERNANCE & ECONOMY AWARD
AI for Inclusive Urban Sidewalks

G3ict - The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs, Atlanta, US
LIVING & INCLUSION AWARD
HackShield, Junior Cyber Agents

City of Amsterdam, Netherlands
SAFETY & SECURITY AWARD
CIUDAD 3D

City of Buenos Aires Government, Argentina
INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILDING AWARD
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PROJECT AWARDS

The different Project Awards consider successful implemented projects developed in a specific area

Enabling Technologies
Energy
& Environment
Mobility
Governance
& Economy
Living
& Inclusion
Safety
& Resilience
Infrastructure
& Building