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!

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 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.