Seoul Smart City Awards

  • Core Value

    Building an attractive smart city that walks alongside the underserved

  • Award Categories

    Total of 21 awards (8 People-Centered Projects, 8 Technological Innovation Projects, 2 Leadership Awards, and 3 Special Awards)

  • Host/Organizer

    Seoul Metropolitan Government and WeGO (World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization)

  • Date/Time & Venue

    September 30 (Tue) 17:30–18:40 / Main Stage, Hall C

Time Program Speakers / Presenters
Opening Ceremony
17:30~17:35 (5’) Opening Video & Ceremony
17:35~17:38 (3’) Welcome Remarks Ajit Manocha
(President of SEMI, Member of High Council)
17:38~14:44 (6')​Prize Introduction

 Danil Kerimi

(Member of WIPO Independent Advisory Oversight Committee,

Chairman of Steering Committee)

Award Ceremony
17:44~17:52 (8’) Special Mention
SEMI Prize (1) Ajit Manocha
(President of SEMI, Member of High Council)
NYCE Prize (1)

M. Jae Moon
(Professor of Public Administration, Yonsei University,

Member of Steering Committee)

Index Prize (1)

Alexandre Hedjazi
(Head of Geneva Center of Excellence on Small Sustainable Cities,

Member of Steering Committee)

17:52~17:57 (5’) Leadership Prize
Leadership (2) Charles Morrison
(Senior Fellow of East-West Center, Member of High Council)
17:57~18:12 (15’) Project Awards(Tech-InnovaCity Project Prize)
Tech-InnovaCity-Institution (1)

Sungbin Yim
(President of Favors.Co, Member of Steering Committee)

Tech-InnovaCity-Corporation (1)

Youngkun Kim
(CEO of 3K Soft Co., Ltd., Member of Special Council)

Tech-InnovaCity-Bronze (3) Frederick Siao
(Mayor of Iligan City, 2024 Winner of Special Mention)
Tech-InnovaCity-Silver (2)

Nicholas You

(Executive Director of Guangzhou Institute for Urban Innovation,

Member of High Council) 

Tech-InnovaCity-Gold (1)

Oh Se-hoon

(Mayor of Seoul, President of WeGO)

18:12~18:27 (15‘) Project Awards(Human-CentriCity Project Prize)
Human-CentriCity-Institution (2) Thomas J. Byrne
(President of the Korea Society, Member of High Council)
Human-CentriCity-Bronze (3)

Jordi Vaquer

(Secretary General of Metropolis, Chairman of Steering Committee)

Human-CentriCity-Silver (2)

Benjamin B. Magalong
(Mayor of Baguio, 2024 the Gold Winner)​

Human-CentriCity-Gold (1)

Oh Se-hoon

(Mayor of Seoul, President of WeGO)

Closing Ceremony
18:27~18:35 (8’) Commemorative Photo