Seoul Smart City Prize Announces 46 Semi-Finalists for Its 2026 Edition
[Seoul, August 3, 2026] — The Seoul Smart City Prize is proud to announce the semi-finalists for its 2026 edition. Reflecting its growing global impact, the 4th Edition of the Prize received 210 submissions from 142 cities across 56 countries, spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and Oceania. After a thorough evaluation process, 46 semi-finalists were selected from a diverse range of cities, organizations, and initiatives advancing human-centered digital transformation, inclusive innovation, and sustainable urban development.
View the full list of 46 semi-finalists on the official Seoul Smart City Prize website: www.seoulsmartcityprize.com/ceremony.html
The 2026 Semi-finalists are invited to attend this year’s Prize Ceremony on October 6, 2026, during Smart Life Week, where the final winners will be announced.
Benefits for winners include:
• Invitation to the Prize Ceremony & Smart Life Week (SLW) 2026 & 2027 with exhibition booths, tour programs, B2B matchmaking
• Invitation to be a speaker and present their project on a global stage
• Invitation to a training program for peer-to-peer learning and smart city site visits in Seoul
• For selected winners, an opportunity to conduct pre-feasibility studies on a smart city project with financial support
Smart Life Week 2026 (SLW 2026) is a global ICT exhibition under the slogan “Tech for All, AI with Us”, hosted by the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) and its President City, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and organized by the Seoul AI Foundation. SLW 2026 will take place from October 6 to 8, 2026, at COEX in Seoul. Representatives from cities, corporations, and institutions worldwide are welcome to attend.
About WeGO
The World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO), is a membership-based international association of local governments, smart tech solution providers, and institutions committed to the transformation of cities into smart sustainable cities through facilitating public-private partnerships (PPP). WeGO was founded by 50 member cities in 2010 as the World e-Governments Organization, hence our acronym. In response to the evolving concept of smart cities, WeGO expanded its vision and mandate at the 4th General Assembly (2017) and its name to the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization. WeGO’s Secretariat is based in Seoul, Korea, and has regional offices in East Asia (Chengdu, China), Africa (Abuja, Nigeria), Middle East & North Africa (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Latin America (Cuenca, Ecuador), and Central Asia (Almaty, Kazakhstan). As the leading platform on smart city development, WeGO’s mission is to share knowledge and good practices in e-Governance; strengthen administrative efficiency and transparency; advance digital capacity; facilitate civic involvement; bridge the digital divide and inequality; and promote cooperation solidarity among cities and local governments around the world.
WeGO serves for its members as their international platform to improve the quality of life, innovate in the delivery of public services, and strengthen regional competitiveness.
Press Contact:
Name: Natália Penhalves
E-mail: natalia@we-gov.org
Phone: +82-70-4202-9169