Deadline: 29-Aug-23

If you are working on an innovative city strategy, project, or idea that can make cities better places to live in, don’t hesitate to apply for the World Smart City Awards (WSCA) 2023.

These internationally acclaimed prizes recognize and support innovative city strategies, projects and ideas that can make an impact on citizens’ lives and turn the 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.

Purpose

• The World Smart City Awards (WSCA) recognises pioneering city strategies, projects and ideas based on their innovation, relevance, impact, scope of implementation, citizen engagement, co-creation, inclusivity, feasibility, replicability, multi-stakeholder collaboration amongst other aspects.
• The WSCA has been established to identify cities, projects related to the topics of the event and innovative ideas that are making urban areas worldwide more liveable, environmentally sustainable, and economically thriving, as well as stimulating diversity, social inclusion, equity, safety and collaboration, thus enhancing the quality of life for all.

2023 Award Categories

They’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: 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

Eligibility Criteria

• 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 the cities.
• Institutions represented in the Judging panel and organizers cannot compete in the World Smart City Awards.

For more information, visit Smart City Expo World Congress.