Seoul Opens Applications for 3rd Seoul Smart City Prize to Recognize Global Smart City Champions – PR Newswire

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SEOUL, South Korea, March 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has announced that applications for the 3rd Seoul Smart City Prize are open until May 30. The competition is open to city governments, institutions, corporations, and individuals worldwide to recognize outstanding smart city innovation policies.

• Now in its third year, the Seoul Smart City Prize was established in 2023 by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in collaboration with the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO). Leveraging Seoul’s world-class digital government capabilities, the award aims to present a vision for the future of smart cities and promote the global adoption of smart-city ideas.

In the first competition in 2023, 240 entries were submitted from 93 cities across 47 countries, including Los Angeles (USA), Madrid (Spain), and São Paulo (Brazil). Last year, a total of 216 projects incorporating various innovative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Digital Twins were submitted by 123 cities from 58 countries, including London (UK), Helsinki (Finland), and Abu Dhabi (UAE).
This year’s competition features a total of 21 awards across three main categories: Projects, Leadership, and Special Mention. Specifically, there are 16 awards in the Project category (8 for human-centered projects and 8 for technological innovation projects), 2 awards in the Leadership category, and 3 awards in the Special Mention category.
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Applications must be submitted by May 30, 2025, through the official Seoul Smart City Prize website (https://seoulsmartcityprize.com).
The awards ceremony will take place on September 30 at COEX, in conjunction with Smart Life Week (SLW) 2025. Approximately 300 participants, including mayors from around the world, experts, and scholars, are expected to attend the ceremony, making it a key platform for sharing excellent smart-city projects and facilitating policy exchange.
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