Applications Invited for World Smart City Awards 2025

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About the Organization

Since 2011, the Smart City Expo World Congress has been the world’s biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. Hosted annually in Barcelona, we bring together a powerful ecosystem of leaders from global companies, governments and strategic organizations driving real change.

By convening the brightest minds and the most cutting-edge technology, we are actively shaping a new urban paradigm: more sustainable, efficient and human-centered.

We don’t just imagine better cities—we’re actively building them.

About the Award

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.

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

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.

How to Apply

The 2025 call is now open, submit your entry before 30 June!

Submit your entry

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