WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS
Discover the pioneering projects selected for the finals of this year's edition
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 groundbreaking entries sent in from 64 countries worldwide, we now have our shortlist!
Discover the finalists of the 2024 World Smart City Awards
WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS - 2024 FINALISTS
The 2024 Call for Awards received 429 top-level proposals from 64 countries. Winners will be announced on November 6!
CITY AWARD
Awarded to cities for developed global strategies combining projects, initiatives and policy implementations for their citizens.
Smarter City, Better Life
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Shenzhen, China
After more than 40 years of urban innovation, Shenzhen has developed from a fishing village into a modern international metropolis. Innovative policies and technologies have improved governance, transportation, sustainability, and the digital economy, all enhancing urban management and quality of life.
Community Urban Forests
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Santiago de Cali, Colombia
Since 2018, a network of Urban Forests has been established across public, private, and green areas,
with the support of DAGMA and the Municipal Protected Areas System (SIMAP). This project
actively involves local communities to promote biodiversity conservation and enhance the urban
environment.
Espoo's Impact Strategy
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Espoo, Finland
Espoo's 2019 impact leadership strategy, launched in 2019, uses data-driven decisions, innovative
pilot projects, and training to advance sustainable development and tackle urban challenges.
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.
Experimenting with QMI
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Greater Paris Metropolis,
France
France
A leading urban experimentation programme in Europe, QMI is part of an overall strategy to
support innovation in Greater Paris. From 2022, 10 municipalities have been hosting urban entrepreneurs (i.e. startups, SMEs...) and field-testing innovative prototypes responding to pressing urban challenges.
Yes San Francisco (Yes SF)
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San Francisco,
USA
USA
Yes San Francisco (Yes SF) is a public-private collaboration bringing innovative sustainability and
climate solutions in San Francisco. Yes SF mobilizes local and global stakeholders to co-invest in
greener future, growing the economy, improving quality of life, and revitalizing the city's
downtown.
myCommunity: Synergize & Enjoy
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Aramco Dhahran Smart City, Saudi Arabia
Aramco fosters genuine community engagement across its diverse cities with the inclusive
myCommunity app, enhanced by innovative health services via the MyChart app from Johns
Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, creating a connected ecosystem that enriches all aspects of community life for all our residents.
Innovation for Hope
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Seongnam City,
Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea
Rapid urban development has led to regional disparities and intergenerational conflict. Seongnam
City is moving toward a hopeful future by addressing imbalances and conflicts through innovative
technologies and policies for people.
aProCh - The Riverside Education Foundation
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Ahmedabad,
India
India
aProCh is a groundbreaking initiative transforming cities into child-friendly spaces. By reclaiming
and reimaging public spaces, we empower children to be active participants, fostering physical,
mental, and social development, creating a more inclusive and sustainable future.
Optifarm: Local Food Hub Smart Delivery
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Radovljica,
Slovenia
Slovenia
Optifarm is a mobile marketplace that connects local farmers and food producers with consumers.
The platform allows users to browse, order, and pay for fresh, local food online. Integrated smart
refrigerated lockers serve as collection points, optimizing last-mile delivery.
PROJECT AWARDS
These prizes highlight innovative projects making waves within the sectors covered by our main tracks.
CATEGORY
ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES AWARD
Awarded to the most innovative and successful projects being implemented and developed in the fields of data and technology.
Quark ID, digital identity
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Buenos Aires City Government, Argentina
Quark ID is a digital trust framework which creates a new self-sovereign digital identity system and
gives people control over their information, with a security anchor through blockchain technology.
Madrid, Capital Digital
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Madrid City Council,
Spain
Spain
"Madrid, Capital Digital" is the Madrid City Council's strategy to accelerate the digitalization of
public services, improve the well-being of Madrid's residents, and maintain Madrid as a digital
benchmark. It is ambitious yet realistic, with cross-cutting projects currently in development.
Hâck the Hague
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City of The Hague,
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
Hâck The Hague is an annual event of the City of The Hague. As the international city of Peace &
Justice, The Hague prioritizes cybersecurity, and this competition helps enhance digital safety and
resilience. It brings together ethical hackers to find vulnerabilities in the city’s technology systems.
CATEGORY
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT AWARD
Awarded to the most innovative and successful projects being implemented and developed in relating to urban environments.
TKI Project CitySports
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City of Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
Densification, heat, drought and heavy rainfall put pressure on cities sports fields. Artificial grass
exacerbates heat issues, with dangerous temperatures in summer. CitySports has transformed
artificial grass fields into tools for urban health & climate resilience.
Nature-Based Solutions-Niteroi
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City of Niteroi,
Brazil
Brazil
The construction of the Piratininga Orla Park and the renaturalization of the Jacaré River Basin were
intended to the environmental recovery of its Lagoon and surroundings, transforming a before
inhospitable place into leisure and housing areas with basic sanitation for different income
brackets.
Urban-service H2-cell chassis
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FCC Medio Ambiente / Environment
Development of self-supporting modular Hydrogen-fuelcell lorry chassis with permanent electric traction, plug-in function, high- power batteries, advanced low-entry cab. Suitable to all urban service purposes, economic due to industrial development, applied on side-loading waste-collection bodywork.
CATEGORY
MOBILITY AWARD
Awarded to the most innovative and successful projects being implemented and developed in the field of mobility.
Dublin Active Travel Dashboard
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Smart Dublin - Dublin City Council, Ireland
The Dublin Active Travel Dashboard aims to be a one-stop shop for active travel data in Dublin. The
dashboard combines census commuting data, Google EIE trips data and EcoCounter cycle and
pedestrian counter data to accurately build a picture of active travel in Dublin.
Red Movilidad
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Undersecretary of Transport of Chile
It is a system focused on public transportation, starting in Santiago and then expanding to other
regions. Its implementation aims to improve national mobility, with the integration of various
modes of transportation, the implementation of technologies, and the renewal of the bus fleet to
electric ones.
Metrorower Metropolitan Bike
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Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia, Poland
Creation of a public bike rental system, which is common for 31 communes creating GZM
metropolitan area. Thanks 7000 bicycles and 924 rental stations (to be grown up in future) city
bicycles are a much more efficient means of transport for short and medium distances than
individual cars.
CATEGORY
INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILDING AWARD
Improving Affordable Housing
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HousingNowTO.com, Toronto, Canada
HousingNowTO is an affordable housing development tracking and transparency project that
monitors progress on government-sponsored projects in Toronto since 2019. It removes industry
jargon, thereby minimizing misinformation and enhancing transparency and opportunities for
genuine civic engagement.
Regenerating Barcelona (RegBCN)
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Constraula, Barcelona, Spain
RegBCN, developed by Constraula and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, won the Barcelona City Council and Bit Habitat urban challenge. It enhances habitability, comfort, and energy efficiency in city buildings, while protecting and expanding homes and communal spaces.
Glass to concrete
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Envision Charlotte, USA
We are closing the loop on glass by creating micro hubs using shipping containers to process glass.
These hubs would be located around the city in areas dense with bars and restaurants. The processed glass will then be used in place of natural sand in concrete for local projects.
CATEGORY
GOVERNANCE & ECONOMY AWARD
Awarded to the most innovative and successful projects being implemented and developed in the fields of governance and finance.
Sandbox.Rio
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Rio City Hall,
Brazil
Brazil
Sandbox.Rio is the experimental regulatory environment created by Rio's Municipal Secretariat for Economic Development, Innovation and Simplification to test innovative products, services and processes with a potential positive impact on the population of Rio and the city of Rio.
Get Online London (GOL)
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London Office of Technology and Innovation, UK
Get Online London (GOL) is the UK and London’s first pan-city sustainable digital inclusion service,
created to improve access to digital devices, connectivity and digital skills for London residents,
addressing the deepening inequalities resulting from our increasing digital society.
Citizens' Convention about AI
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Metropolis of Montpellier, France
Forty citizens, representative of the Metropolis' population (age, profession, town...), were selected
to discuss the stakes and impacts of AI on Montpellier's region and its citizens. This approach,
unprecedented in France, is an innovative way of consulting citizens to help shape the future of AI.
CATEGORY
LIVING & INCLUSION AWARD
Awarded to the most innovative and successful projects being implemented and developed in relation to inclusive and sharing cities.
Data Analysis Platform COMPAS
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Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH)
A project to develop a predictive model for visualizing public safety big data and identifying vulnerable areas necessary for creating a safe city, utilizing COMPAS, an innovative platform that solves urban problems through crowdsourcing by engaging citizen participation and data analysis.
Cold Rooms for Smart Cities
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Global Mayors Challenge Project, Rourkela, India
The Rourkela Cold Room Project includes five solar-powered cold rooms managed by Women’s Self-
Help Groups under the Rourkela Municipal Corporation. These facilities help farmers and vendors store vegetables and fruits, reducing food wastage and enhancing their income.
Digaê!
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Government of State of Alagoas, Brazil
The Digaê! was an innovative experience in public management by the Government of Alagoas,
involving the youth from the grotas (favelas) of Maceió. It was based on the stories, struggles, and
experiences of these areas, with a focus on spreading a perspective from within the grotas about
themselves.
