The World Smart City Awards 2025 recognize innovative city strategies, projects, and ideas that enhance urban life, making cities more inclusive, sustainable, and livable. Organized as part of the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), held November 4–6, 2025, in Barcelona, the awards celebrate global urban innovation.
Key Details:
Event: Smart City Expo World Congress 2025
Date: November 4–6, 2025
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Purpose: To honor outstanding projects, enterprises, and leaders in smart city development, promoting knowledge-sharing and sustainable urban transformation.
Categories:
City Strategy
Innovation
Leadership
Smart Project
Additional categories may apply (e.g., Asia Region awards focus on digital, green, low-carbon, and sustainable urban transformation).
Eligibility: Open to city administrators, smart city specialists, researchers, industry leaders, and organizations working on innovative urban solutions.
Application Deadline: Not specified in the provided information, but submissions typically align with the SCEWC timeline (check the official website for updates).
Asia Region Focus: The 2025 Region World Smart City Awards emphasize city transformation and innovation in Asia, recognizing projects and enterprises driving digital and sustainable urban development. In 2024, 29 Asian cities from 9 countries submitted 89 “Best Projects” and 50 “Enterprise Category” entries.
Benefits: Award recipients gain international recognition, opportunities for collaboration, and, in some cases, additional benefits like promotion of their achievements (e.g., WSCE 2024 Awards offered 35 awards across 8 categories).
Official Link:
World Smart City Awards: https://www.smartcityexpo.com/awards/
For Asia Region Awards or additional details, check: https://www.worldsmartcityexpo.com/
Additional Notes:
The awards are part of the broader Smart City Expo World Congress, the world’s largest event focused on urban innovation, providing a platform for city leaders, policymakers, and industry experts.
For the most accurate and up-to-date application details (e.g., deadlines, submission process), visit the official SCEWC website.
A related post on X highlights the awards’ focus on inclusivity, sustainability, and livability, with categories like City Strategy, Innovation, Leadership, and Smart Project.
For further information or to apply, visit the official website: https://www.smartcityexpo.com/awards
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