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Innovation and Technology Department Presentation: Three prestigious international Smart City Awards received over the past six months, as of May 2023:
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2023 Smart 50 Award from Smart Cities Connect and Smart Cities Connect Foundation
IT project “Coral Gables Smart City Digital Twin Horizontal Integration Platform”
The City was also selected at the award ceremony as one of three overall global award winners from 50 awarded projects from eight countries and 1,100+ project applications worldwide.
“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 is our team’s second Smart 50 award, since we received it in 2020 for our urban infrastructure project “Coral Gables Smart Districts Expansion.”
2023 Smart21 Communities of the Year from the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF)
The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) co-hosted by Economic Development Australia (EDA) and the Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC), named City of Coral Gables one of the world’s Smart21 Communities of 2023 and a semifinalist for the 2023 Intelligent Community of the Year, with other communities from eight nations over five continents.
The Smart21 Communities have applied six principles evaluated by ICF: i. Broadband Connectivity, ii. Sustainability, iii. Knowledge Work, iv. Digital Inclusion, v. Innovation, vi. Community Engagement.
The Intelligent Community of the Year will be announced in October based on the Community Accelerator Strategy of building inclusive economic prosperity, social health and cultural richness, which together create strength and resilience.
2022 IEEE Smart Cities Jury Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
IT project “Coral Gables Smart District Expansion”
“IEEE recognizes city/municipalities projects around that have successfully leveraged smart city technol...
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