WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS
Discover this year's winners!
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 429 entries sent in from 64 countries worldwide, this year’s winners were announced at a gala held during Smart City Expo 2024.
Discover the winning entries below. Congratulations to all!
If you want to apply for the 2025 World Smart City Awards, the call will be open until 30 June!
WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS - 2024 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.
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 impact leadership strategy, launched in 2019, uses data-driven decisions, innovative
pilot projects, and training to advance sustainable development and tackle urban challenges.
CATEGORY
INNOVATION AWARD
Awarded to projects with the potential of contributing to the successful transformation, adaptation or response of our cities to current challenges 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.
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.
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.
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.
CATEGORY
LEADERSHIP AWARD
Awarded to exemplary living individuals who
have made significant contributions to advancing smart cities projects worldwide
during the last 10 years.
Giuseppe Sala
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Mayor of Milan, Italy
Mayor of Milan, Italy
WINNER
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.
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.
CATEGORY
MOBILITY AWARD
Awarded to the most innovative and successful projects being implemented and developed in the field of mobility.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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