Now Open: World Smart City Awards 2025

Categories

• They’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:
      • Enabling Technologies
      • Energy & Environment
      • Mobility
      • Governance & Economy
      • Living & Inclusion
      • Infrastructure & Building

Prize Information

• The winners will be awarded with the following prizes. All benefits are applicable to the 2026 edition of the Smart City Expo World Congress.
• The winners of the 2025 awards will, during the 2026 edition of the Smart City Expo World Congress, have the right to:
  • 1 speaking slot in the Smart City Expo World Congress, defined by the organization;
  • 5 congress passes (three-day full pass to the expo and congress sessions);
  • Publicity of the award via various communication media.

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 their cities.

For more information, visit Fira de Barcelona.