WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS 2025

PUT YOUR INNOVATION IN A GLOBAL ARENA

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 at SCEWC25, providing an unparalleled opportunity to share your work with the world by placing it in the spotlight on globally-renowned platform.

Applications will be accepted until 3 July, 23:59:59h CEST.

World Smart City Awards 2025 Gala
5 November, Main Stage- 6pm

Read the Terms & Conditions.
Any questions? Feel free to get in touch at scewc.technicaloffice@firabarcelona.com

Official 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!

PROJECT AWARDS

Click to discover all the Project Awards subcategories .

Who can participate?

The World Smart City Awards are aimed at both public and private sector, cities, businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, digital innovators, developers, research centres, universities, civic techs, civil society representatives, non-governmental organizations, cooperatives, consortiums (public-private), social activists and individuals, with innovative ideas, analyses, studies, visions and solutions for the management and development of our cities.