After more than a week of public voting with more than 2,500 votes, IDC Government Insights today announced the winners of the third annual IDC Smart Cities North America Awards (SCNAA).
IDC Government Insights says the awards are designed to recognize the progress North American communities have made in executing smart cities projects, as well as provide a forum for sharing best practices to help accelerate smart city development in the region.
Award winners were named in 11 categories and 13 cities were represented, "underscoring the overwhelming success and efficiency of smart city projects implemented across the country," according to IDC.
As stated by IDC Goverment Insights: "Winners in the SCNAA illustrate best practice examples of urban innovation with a particular focus on the use of technology (cloud, platforms, analytics, IoT, mobile solutions) and data, unique partnerships, funding models and/or community involvement."
According to the analyst, this year's winners by category are as follows:
Administration
Houston, TX — Harris County Homestead Exemption Audit Program: Helps Find Millions of Tax Revenue
Civic Engagement
Albuquerque, NM — Albuquerque 311: Digital Voice Channel
Economic Development, Tourism, Arts, Libraries, Culture, Open Spaces
Topeka, KS — Open Data and Project Portal
Police and Law Enforcement and Emergency Management
Chattanooga and Hamilton County, TN — 911 Project: Predicting Hotspots for Accidents
Public Health and Social Services (Tie)
Sonoma County, CA — Accessing Coordinated Care and Empowering Self-Sufficiency
State of Oklahoma — OK Benefits
Smart Buildings
Washington, DC — Using Open Source Tools to Acquire Energy and Performance Data from Municipal Buildings and Advance Washington DC’s Climate Action Plan
Smart Water (Tie)
Towns of Cary, Morrisville, and Holly Springs, Cities of Raleigh and Wilson, Wake County, and North Carolina Emergency Management — North Carolina Regional Water Level Monitoring Data Sharing Pilot
Markham, Ontario, Canada — Smart City Accelerator Program
Sustainable Infrastructure
St. Petersburg, FL — University of South Florida: College of Marine Science
Transportation — Connected & Autonomous Vehicles, Public Transit, Ride-Hailing/Ride-Sharing
Peachtree Corners, GA — Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners
Transportation — Transportation Infrastructure
Miami-Dade County, FL — Adaptive Signal Control Technology: 300 Traffic Controllers
Urban Planning and Land Use
Santa Clara County, CA — Assessment Appeals Data Management System
"It is clear from the overwhelming number of impressive responses we received to our third annual SCNAA awards, government officials across the country are committed to implementing innovative Smart City initiatives, designed to bring about meaningful changes to the way we live, work, play and interact," commented Ruthbea Yesner, vice president, IDC Government Insights and Smart Cities Strategies.
IDC's Yesner concluded, "Winners on this list represent the best and brightest change agents within government and their successful projects offer a roadmap to others looking to implement effective change and radically transform urban environments for the better."
Award winners will be honored at the Smart Cities Connect event, held from April 6-9 at the Colorado Convention Center. To learn more about the event, visit https://spring.smartcitiesconnect.org/.
To learn more about the award-winning projects, visit https://www.idc.com/insights#government-smart_cities_awards.