Smart 50 Awards - in partnership with Smart Cities Connect and Smart Cities Connect Foundation - annually recognize global smart cities projects, honoring the most innovative and influential work. This year, we will designate three winners from the overall awardee pool.
Who Should Apply:
Strong applicants will represent innovative projects with current or future municipal-scale impact and application. Applications should clarify their connection with a municipal or municipal-similar partner, such as a county, region, campus, military base, or facility complex.
A fee of $300 is due for each application submitted, invoiced via email. We must receive payment on time in order to qualify your entry.
If You Win, You Receive:
- two (2) full registration waivers to Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo
- four (4) Banquet awards tickets
- and a shiny trophy.
If You Earn An Award, You Receive:
- one (1) full registration waiver to Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo,
- two (2) Banquet awards tickets,
- and a shiny trophy.
Awards Banquet
When: May 15, 2023
Where: Venue TBD
Dress: Business Casual
Network with awardees, top solution providers, and municipal leadership from around the globe at the Smart 50 Awards Banquet in Denver, Colorado. Enjoy an open bar and networking reception, a banquet-style meal, and a peek at each project.
Cost: $195/person
Hosted in conjunction with the spring Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo, May 15-18, 2023.
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2022 Award Recipients:
- A Better, Safer, More Connected Canton, Canton, OH
- A2GO Autonomous Vehicle Initiative, Ann Arbor, MI
- Achieving Spatial Equity Via Data-Driven City-making: How State of Place Helps Philadelphia Create More Just, Thriving Communities, Philadelphia, PA
- Application of AI Recognition System To Detect Highly Polluting Scooters, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning For Traffic Signal Control, Utah
- Austin AI Housing Analysis, The University of Texas at Austin and Austin, TX
- Body-Worn Cameras For Civilian Law Enforcement Staff, Miramar, FL
- Chicago Smart Lighting Program, Chicago, IL
- City of Chattanooga Near-Crash Project, Chattanooga, TN
- City of Kitchener Robotic Sidewalk Inspection Pilot Program, Kitchener, Canada
- City of Miramar Mass Notification Platform, Miramar, FL
- City of North Las Vegas Utilities Department Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project, North Las Vegas and portions of Clark County, NV
- CITYDATA: Mobility Big Data + AI For Public Health In Yala Province, Thailand, Yala Province, Thailand
- Cloud Based Records Management Software, Miramar, FL
- Covington Connect, Covington, KY
- Damage Assessment Tracking, Coral Springs, FL
- Digitizing Routes, Shortening Time On-Road, and Saving Taxpayer Dollars, Harrisonburg, VA
- FlexiRide Melbourne, Victoria's First Demand-Responsive Transport Service Created In Partnership With Moovit, Melbourne, Australia
- Flow Labs Predictive Traffic Control With Utah Department of Transportation, Salt Lake City, UT and Utah State
- Georgia Smart Communities Challenge: How the City of Valdosta, Georgia Improves Traffic Monitoring and Communication For Safety, Connectivity, and Efficiency, Valdosta, GA
- GR PayIt, Grand Rapids, MI
- Guaranteed Energy, Water, and Wastewater Savings Performance Contract Project, Miramar, FL
- Gun Shot Detection Technology, Miramar, FL
- HCS EdConnect, Powered By EPB and Chattanooga's Smart City Infrastructure, Chattanooga and Hamilton County, TN
- inCitu: Augmented-Reality-Powered Urban Renewal, New York, NY
- Integrated Mobility Innovation Project: Regional Cloud-Based Traffic Management Artificial Intelligence (AI) System, 13 central Ohio counties: Logan, Union, Marion, Morrow, Knox, Licking, Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Pickaway, Fairfield, Hocking, Athens
- INZONE Las Vegas, Las Vegas and Clark County, NV
- Memphis Uses Preteckt AI To Save Big On Tires - 600 A Year!, Memphis, TN
- Milpitas Smart City Infrastructure Program, Milpitas, California
- Optimizing Road Maintenance Using Artificial Intelligence (ROVER AI), Durham, Ontario, Canada
- Particulate Matter Versus COVID-19, Cleveland, OH
- Risk & Resilience: Tracking Impacts of Sea Level Rise On Critical Infrastructure, Norfolk, VA
- SAFER (Situational Awareness for Emergency Response), Frisco, TX
- Shedding Light In The City of Suisun City, Suisun City, California
- Slow Streets Measurement Project, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- Smart Cities Powered By FIWARE, Sweden
- Smart City Data Integration and Monitoring System, Chattanooga, TN
- Smart Eyes: Protecting Lancaster's Public Assets, Lancaster, PA
- Smart Intersection Vision Zero At University of South Florida St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL
- Smart Lake Erie Initiative, Cleveland, OH
- Smart Parking, Mesa, AZ
- Smart Train Avoidance, Lima, OH
- SmartSA Interlocal Data Sharing Agreement, San Antonio, TX
- Taichung City Air Quality Internet of Things Development, Operation and Maintenance Project, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Taylor County Middle Mile Network, Taylor County, WI
- Traffic Camera Analytics With Machine Learning, Raleigh, NC
- True Smart Cities at City of Hamilton Using IRIS AI Technologies, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Urban Intelligence-As-A-Service, Bad Hersfeld, Germany
- Virginia Smart Community Testbed, Stafford, VA
- Winnipeg Police Service: Virtual Police Response, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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