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The annual World Smart City Awards is a prestigious international competition that seeks to recognize pioneering projects, ideas and strategies making cities around the world more livable, sustainable, and economically viable.

After another highly competitive process, with a record-breaking 411 entries sent in from 63 countries worldwide, this year’s winners were announced at a gala held during Smart City Expo 2023.

Discover the winning entries below. Congratulations to all!

WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS - 2023 WINNERS

Meet the winners, finalists and their groundbreaking projects for each awards category.

CITY AWARD

Awarded to cities for developed global strategies combining projects, initiatives and policy implementations for their citizens.

Curitiba Sustainable City

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Curitiba, Brazil

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WINNER

Barranquilla: Solving Development Challenges by Going Green
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Barranquilla, Colombia

Smart Alert System
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İzmir, Turkey

Makati City’s IoT Revolution: Empowering the City to Become Better Stewards of Energy & Environment
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Makati, Philippines

Viver Cascais | Citizen centred service design
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Cascais, Portugal

Connected for Success: Welcome to Sunderland, City of Smart
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Sunderland, United Kingdom

CATEGORY

INNOVATION
AWARD

Awarded to projects with the potential of contributing to the successful transformation, adaptation or response of our cities to the Covid-19 pandemic or others that may occur in the future.

SPIRE: Smart Post-Industrial Regenerative Ecosystem in Baia Mare (Romania)

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European Urban Initiative

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WINNER

ECO-HEROES: Socio-Professional Integration of Young People through an Eco-Guide Training

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Pikala Bikes, Marrakech, Morocco

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WINNER

Digital Trust for Places and Routines: Innovative Global Standard to Navigate Digital Infrastructure
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Helpful Places, Toronto, Canada

Smart D8 – A Smart District Approach to Citizen Health and Wellbeing in Dublin 8
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Dublin, Ireland

Public Innovation Governance Model for Bogotá
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Laboratorio de Innovación Pública de Bogotá- iBO, Colombia

Tetratinu Limited
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Lagos, Nigeria

CATEGORY

LEADERSHIP
AWARD

Awarded to exemplary living individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing smart cities projects worldwide during the last 10 years.

Anna Lisa Boni

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Former General Secretary of EUROCITIES and Deputy Mayor of Bologna, Italy

WINNER

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Claudio Orrego

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Governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

WINNER

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These prizes highlight innovative projects making waves within the sectors covered by our main tracks.

CATEGORY

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
AWARD

AI & Insight Enabled Urban Services - Social Value through Data

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Tampere, Finland

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WINNER

Human Centric AI Transformation for Smart City Citizen Health Care Service – Kaohsiung Health 3.0
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Kaohsiung City Government

Digital Twins for Monitoring and Controlling the Status of the UNESCO-Protected Palaces of Genoa
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Libelium, Zaragoza, Spain

CATEGORY

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
AWARD

Beyond Raw Metrics: Measuring Citizens' Perception of Urban Heat

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Bordeaux Métropole, France

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WINNER

Society for the Promotion of Initiatives in Sustainable Development and Welfare (SOPISDEW)
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Bamenda, Cameroon

Smart Irrigation Management for Parks and Cool Towns (SIMPaCT)
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Transport for NSW, Australia

CATEGORY

MOBILITY
AWARD

Bicycle Tram

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Konya Metropolitan Municipality, Meram, Turkey

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WINNER

Bruntor Cargo Kick-Scooter
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Ikskile, Latvia

Deployment of a Carpooling Network for Daily Trips Integrated with Public Transport: Lyon Case Study
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Karos Mobility, Paris, France

CATEGORY

GOVERNANCE & ECONOMY
AWARD

US Mayoral Roundtable

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USA

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WINNER

Let’s Think Up Lublin Together! – How to Involve Citizens in the Process of Co-Creating the City?
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Lublin City Office, Poland

BA Climate Action
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City Government of Buenos Aires, Argentina

CATEGORY

LIVING & INCLUSION
AWARD

Bereikbaar Breda Applicatie

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Breda, Netherlands

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WINNER

Chase a Better Tomorrow
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Kigali, Republic of Rwanda

Digital “Two Mountains” Theory
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Anji County, China

CATEGORY

INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILDING
AWARD

A'amer: Elevating Urban Living Through Integrated Citywide Services and Facility Management

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Saudi Aramco Dhahran Smart City, Saudi Arabia

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WINNER

Growing Together
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Kitchener, Canada

Experiencing the Future First, Busan Eco Delta Smart Village
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Korea Water Resources Corporation, Deajeon, Republic of Korea

CATEGORY

SAFETY & RESILIENCE
AWARD

Seamless Urban Resilience for Everyone, Everywhere and Everytime

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Gangnam-gu Office, Republic of Korea

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WINNER

Bangalore Safe City Project: Securing a City of 13+ Million Lives Using Video AI
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Awiros (Awidit Systems Pvt. Ltd.), Gurugram, India

Citymesh – Saving Lives through Innovation
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Oostkamp, Belgium

WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS

Discover this year's winning projects, cities and individuals

WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS - 2023 WINNERS

CITY AWARD

Barranquilla: Solving Development Challenges by Going Green
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Smart Alert System
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Makati City’s IoT Revolution: Empowering the City to Become Better Stewards of Energy & Environment
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Viver Cascais | Citizen centred service design
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Connected for Success: Welcome to Sunderland, City of Smart
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INNOVATION
AWARD

Digital Trust for Places and Routines: Innovative Global Standard to Navigate Digital Infrastructure
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Smart D8 – A Smart District Approach to Citizen Health and Wellbeing in Dublin 8
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Public Innovation Governance Model for Bogotá
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Tetratinu Limited
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LEADERSHIP
AWARD

Anna Lisa Boni

Claudio Orrego

PROJECT AWARDS

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
AWARD

Human Centric AI Transformation for Smart City Citizen Health Care Service – Kaohsiung Health 3.0
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Digital Twins for Monitoring and Controlling the Status of the UNESCO-Protected Palaces of Genoa
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
AWARD

Society for the Promotion of Initiatives in Sustainable Development and Welfare (SOPISDEW)
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Smart Irrigation Management for Parks and Cool Towns (SIMPaCT)
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MOBILITY
AWARD

Bruntor Cargo Kick-Scooter
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Deployment of a Carpooling Network for Daily Trips Integrated with Public Transport: Lyon Case Study
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GOVERNANCE & ECONOMY
AWARD

Let’s Think Up Lublin Together! – How to Involve Citizens in the Process of Co-Creating the City?
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BA Climate Action
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LIVING & INCLUSION
AWARD

Chase a Better Tomorrow
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Digital “Two Mountains” Theory
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INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILDING
AWARD

Growing Together
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Experiencing the Future First, Busan Eco Delta Smart Village
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SAFETY & RESILIENCE
AWARD

Bangalore Safe City Project: Securing a City of 13+ Million Lives Using Video AI
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Citymesh – Saving Lives through Innovation
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WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS

Discover this year's winning projects, cities and individuals

WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS - 2023 WINNERS

CITY AWARD

Barranquilla: Solving Development Challenges by Going Green—

Smart Alert System—

Makati City’s IoT Revolution: Empowering the City to Become Better Stewards of Energy & Environment—

Viver Cascais | Citizen centred service design—

Connected for Success: Welcome to Sunderland, City of Smart—

INNOVATION AWARD

Digital Trust for Places and Routines: Innovative Global Standard to Navigate Digital Infrastructure—

Smart D8 – A Smart District Approach to Citizen Health and Wellbeing in Dublin 8—

Public Innovation Governance Model for Bogotá—

Tetratinu Limited—

LEADERSHIP AWARD

Anna Lisa Boni

Claudio Orrego

PROJECT AWARDS

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES AWARD

Human Centric AI Transformation for Smart City Citizen Health Care Service – Kaohsiung Health 3.0—

Digital Twins for Monitoring and Controlling the Status of the UNESCO-Protected Palaces of Genoa—

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT AWARD

Society for the Promotion of Initiatives in Sustainable Development and Welfare (SOPISDEW)—

Smart Irrigation Management for Parks and Cool Towns (SIMPaCT)—

MOBILITY AWARD

Bruntor Cargo Kick-Scooter—

Deployment of a Carpooling Network for Daily Trips Integrated with Public Transport: Lyon Case Study—

GOVERNANCE & ECONOMY AWARD

Let’s Think Up Lublin Together! – How to Involve Citizens in the Process of Co-Creating the City?—

BA Climate Action—

LIVING & INCLUSION AWARD

Chase a Better Tomorrow—

Digital “Two Mountains” Theory —

INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILDING AWARD

Growing Together—

Experiencing the Future First, Busan Eco Delta Smart Village—

SAFETY & RESILIENCE AWARD

Bangalore Safe City Project: Securing a City of 13+ Million Lives Using Video AI —

Citymesh – Saving Lives through Innovation—

Barranquilla: Solving Development Challenges by Going Green
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Smart Alert System
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Makati City’s IoT Revolution: Empowering the City to Become Better Stewards of Energy & Environment
—

Viver Cascais | Citizen centred service design
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Connected for Success: Welcome to Sunderland, City of Smart
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INNOVATION
AWARD

Digital Trust for Places and Routines: Innovative Global Standard to Navigate Digital Infrastructure
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Smart D8 – A Smart District Approach to Citizen Health and Wellbeing in Dublin 8
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Public Innovation Governance Model for Bogotá
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Tetratinu Limited
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LEADERSHIP
AWARD

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
AWARD

Human Centric AI Transformation for Smart City Citizen Health Care Service – Kaohsiung Health 3.0
—

Digital Twins for Monitoring and Controlling the Status of the UNESCO-Protected Palaces of Genoa
—

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
AWARD

Society for the Promotion of Initiatives in Sustainable Development and Welfare (SOPISDEW)
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Smart Irrigation Management for Parks and Cool Towns (SIMPaCT)
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MOBILITY
AWARD

Bruntor Cargo Kick-Scooter
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Deployment of a Carpooling Network for Daily Trips Integrated with Public Transport: Lyon Case Study
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GOVERNANCE & ECONOMY
AWARD

Let’s Think Up Lublin Together! – How to Involve Citizens in the Process of Co-Creating the City?
—

BA Climate Action
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LIVING & INCLUSION
AWARD

Chase a Better Tomorrow
—

Digital “Two Mountains” Theory
—

INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILDING
AWARD

Growing Together
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Experiencing the Future First, Busan Eco Delta Smart Village
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SAFETY & RESILIENCE
AWARD

Bangalore Safe City Project: Securing a City of 13+ Million Lives Using Video AI
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Citymesh – Saving Lives through Innovation
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