SEOUL SMART CITY PRIZE
WeGO, together with its President City Seoul, are launching the Seoul Smart City Prize which is designed to promote and champion the people-centered digital transformation that is geared towards providing more accessible services for all citizens.
The Seoul Smart City Prize focuses on identifying the exemplary models of city governments as well as individual, corporate, and institutional efforts in ensuring an inclusive digitalization of public services that benefit all people in sectors ranging from mobility, safety, welfare, environment, energy, culture, and governance.
Theme
Fostering digital transformation through innovative and
inclusive approaches for smart sustainable cities.
Prize Categories
Tech-InnovaCity
Projects that focus on integration of innovative policies and technologies in all sectors of society and domains ranging from sustainable environment, culture, and governance. The core value is ‘technology and beyond’.
Human-CentriCity
Projects that are designed to prioritize digital inclusion in smart city development, thereby overcoming or mitigating the digital divide, and that aim to serve specific target groups among the citizen population, such as the elderly, youth, and the disabled. The core value is ‘accompanying the vulnerables’.
Leadership
Individuals that have demonstrated leadership in developing or promoting the innovative use of technology and data to impact the lives of global citizens.
Evaluation Criteria
Tech-InnovaCity
| Relevance to the Theme | Technological Novelty, Transformative Implementation of Existing Technology |
|---|---|
| Aim of Efficiency | User Friendliness, Application Complexity, Technological Applicability |
| Governance | Transparency, Institution and Policy, Accountability, Monitoring and Evaluation, Digital Compatibility, |
| Promotion of Multidisciplinary Teamwork | Collaborative Effort, (PPPP - Public Private People Partnership), Stakeholder Diversity |
| Data Security and Ethics | Advocacy for Data Security (Privacy, Transparency, Data Sovereignty, Rights-Respecting), Data Management Strategy, Organizational Responsibility, Encryption of Private Data |
Human-CentriCity
| Relevance to the Theme | Addressing Digital Divide, DE&I (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), Environmental and Financial Sustainability |
|---|---|
| Aim of Efficiency | User Friendliness, Service Accessibility, Technological Applicability |
| Governance | Transparency, Institution and Policy, Accountability, Monitoring and Evaluation, Digital Compatibility |
| Promotion of Multidisciplinary Teamwork | Collaborative Effort, (PPPP - Public Private People Partnership), Stakeholder Diversity, City Voices |
| Data Security and Ethics | Advocacy for Data Security (Privacy, Transparency, Data Sovereignty, Rights-Respecting), Data Management Strategy, Organizational Responsibility, Encryption of Private Data |
Leadership
A candidate contributed to bringing innovation and/or innovative application of technology and data, excellent use of technology and data that increased the quality of life of city residents, achieved significant impact (concepts, values, agendas, projects, products) on the smart cities industry or urban community, and has demonstrated collaborative effort and leadership to tackle urban problems through innovative approaches.
*3rd party nomination required through submission of a letter of recommendationAPPLICATION DEADLINE ON
MAY 31ST
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