World Smart City Awards
The World Smart City Awards are internationally acclaimed prizes that recognize and support innovative city strategies, projects, and ideas that make a significant impact on citizens’ lives and transform cities into better places to live.
🏙️ About World Smart City Awards
The World Smart City Awards aim to celebrate groundbreaking projects and initiatives that contribute to urban innovation, sustainability, and inclusivity. Winners will be announced at SCEWC25, providing a global platform to showcase their work to a large audience of smart city professionals.
Opportunity Details
- Date Published: June 12, 2025
- Application Deadline: June 30, 2025
- Category: Contest, Entrepreneurs
- Opportunity Location: Spain
- Sponsor Organization: Smart City Expo World Congress
🏆 Award Categories
The awards are divided into the following categories:
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City Award
- Recognizes cities with a global strategy that combines innovation, collaboration, inclusion, and sustainability initiatives.
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Innovation Award
- Celebrates original initiatives and creative solutions that improve communities.
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Leadership Award
- Honors individuals who have made significant contributions to smart urban development over the last decade.
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Project Awards
- Focuses on successful projects implemented in specific areas:
- Enabling Technologies
- Energy & Environment
- Mobility
- Governance & Economy
- Living & Inclusion
- Infrastructure & Building
- Focuses on successful projects implemented in specific areas:
🎁 Benefits of World Smart City Awards
Winners of the 2025 awards will receive the following benefits during the 2026 edition of the Smart City Expo World Congress:
- 1 speaking slot at the Smart City Expo World Congress.
- 5 congress passes (three-day full access to the expo and congress sessions).
- Publicity of the award through various communication channels.
✅ Eligibility Criteria
The awards are open to a wide range of participants, including but not limited to:
- Public and private sector entities
- Cities, businesses, entrepreneurs, and start-ups
- Digital innovators and developers
- Research centers and universities
- Civic tech organizations and civil society representatives
- Non-governmental organizations and cooperatives
- Public-private consortiums
- Social activists and individuals with innovative ideas, analyses, studies, visions, or solutions for urban management and development
📅 Application Process and Deadline
- Application Deadline: June 30, 2025
- How to Apply: Apply Here
For more details, visit the World Smart City Awards Official Page.
Take this opportunity to showcase your innovative ideas and projects to a global audience and contribute to the future of smart cities! 🌍
- 1 speaking slot in the Smart City Expo World Congress
- 5 congress passes (three-day full pass to the expo and congress sessions)
- Publicity of the award via various communication media
