IEEE International Smart Cities Contest 2022

Award ceremony colocated with the IEEE International Smart Cities Conference ISC2 2022

Within the scope of the Steering Committee of IEEE Smart Cities initiative, the Contest Program was created in 2021, and will have its first edition in 2022. The ISC Contest program also has the participation and support of the Conferences & Events Committee, the Education Committee, and the Marketing Committee

Who can apply?

• Official representatives from municipalities/cities, including mayors, city managers, commissioners, secretaries or any other public authority related to city administration

• Projects must be fully operative by March 2022

Contest Benefits for the Municipalities

Showcase visibility:

Visibility: this program aims to give greater visibility to the Smart Cities Successful projects. The municipalities submitting their successful project will have the opportunity to communicate worldwide their effort and accomplishments

Networking:

It will be an opportunity to network with other Municipalities on a global level to learn and get experience from other successful Smart Cities projects.

Recognition from a global Organization:

Municipalities finalists of the contest will receive the recognition of the IEEE Smart Cities Initiative, such a prestigious logo will be available for the finalists to use in their communication and advertising of city events.

Logos of all societies that belong to the Smart Cities will be included in the certificate for the Finalists

Enabling future projects:

The successful finalists will have the opportunity to justify future activities to their Municipal and National government with the qualified endorsement of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, a leading professional engineering organization with global coverage

Promotion in IEEE Smart cities activities

IEEE Smart Cities has a repository with information and webinar contents, the finalist Municipalities will have the opportunity to be included in the list of awarded projects in the communication and IEEE newsletter

Logos of all societies that belong to the Smart Cities will be included in the certificate

The finalists will be announced and awarded recognition given during the IEEE International Smart Cities Conference ISC2 , Sept 26-29, 2022 to be held in Cyprus

ISC Contest 2022 Organizing Team

PhD Georges Sizzis

IEEE Smart Cities Chair and member of the Steering Committee, ISC Contest Sponsor

Ing Gustavo Giannattasio, MBA, PMP, IEEE Smart Cities Education Committee Vice-Chair

ISC Contest Chair

PhD Wei-Jen Lee

Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, ISC Contest Consultant and Coordinator

Larissa Paredes Muse IEEE Smart Cities Marketing Chair

ISC Contest Marketing lead

PhD Roger Vida IEEE Smart Cites Steering Committee

ISC Contest Partner Societies Liaison

PhD Victor Larios ISC2 Guadalajara Chair, ISC Contest Latin America and Caribbean Liaison

PhD Dario Petri ISC2 Trento Chair, ISC Contest Europe Liaison and Expert Consultant

PhD Aaron Deacon, ISC2 Kansas City Chair, ISC Contest US and CANADA Liaison and expert consultant

PhD Xiaojun Wu ISC2 WUXI Chair, ISC Contest ASIA Liaison and Expert Consultant

PhD Mohamed Essaaidi, ISC CONTEST Africa and Middle East Liaison and Expert Consultant

Ing. Gilles Betis Consultant, Teacher, Smart Cities, Mobility, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Smart Cities Expert Consultant, Chair Founder of the IEEE Smart Cities Initiative

Rules of the Contest

Municipalities worldwide are invited to submit their proposals according the following rules

Only one project fully operative by March 2022 may participate per city, and is up to the applicants to decide which project best represents their success.

The documentation to be presented must be organized as follows:

Format of the presentation: A4, Single column, Font Times New Roman 11 points, maximum 20 pages.

We request your effort to summarize the information, be precise to clarify each point and include any additional information in an ANNEX.

Proposal form both a and b has to be completed

a) Project Identification

• City or Municipality Name

Here identify the City or Municipality within a city or borough.

• Project name and summary of Project Plan

Here identify the project, summarize the Project plan (in case you have it, put the Project plan in an Annex to the proposal Form).

• Name, email and affiliation in the City or Municipality organization of the person that submits the proposal

Here identify the person that presents the proposal with due affiliation and authorization of the Municipality or City , he/she will be the liaison for any question the jury may have.

• Name, email and affiliation of Project members that can be consulted

Here include other relevant professionals involved in the project and their roles.

• Usability of the project and application

Here describe what organizations or citizens are benefited by the project ( Example Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Transportation .. Population size that can have access to the project, Number of downloads of the application..)

• Characterization of the Municipality or City

If applicable, here define what category the city belongs by OECD

1. Developed Economy, Legacy City

2. Emerging Economy, Legacy City

3. Emerging Economy, New City

4. Developed Economy, New City

Examples of cities are given in the paper and summarized in SMART CITIES AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH from OECD

b) Project Management and Outcome

• Strategic vision of the project

Here summarize the Project vision (in case you have it, put the project charter in the Annex)

• Operational purpose

Here describe why the project was needed and the operational features planned

• Governance structure, Roles and organization chart

Here describe the main roles of the people involved in the project

• Risk identified and solved

Here summarize the main Risks identified and actions planned to control such risks

(If you have the Risk Management Plan include it in the Annex)

• Economic Sustainability according UN Sustainability Goals

here describe how UN sustainability Goals you address within the scope of the project, Refer to : https://unfoundation.org/what-we-do/issues/sustainable-development-goals/?gclid=CjwKCAjwi6WSBhA-EiwA6Niokx6ktknv1JczUesS1AYgzQNgptEu-K9RGDw_MO0QxmSqkte0eXDjoBoCbfYQAvD_BwE

Or for short https://bit.ly/GOALSUN

• Stakeholder identified and plan

here describe all actors that are or may be affected by the project, ( in case you have it put Stakeholder Management plan in Annex)

• Technological Architecture description

Here summarize the main layers of the Architecture and the platform used.

• Benefits planned for the citizens or organizations

Here list all benefits planned for the citizens or Organizations

• Lessons learned

As the project was completed, here describe the lessons your organization has learned from the project execution.

• Future Trends and potential expansion of the project planned

Here summarize the future initiatives you plan to develop to expand the benefits of the project or integration with other projects

ANNEX: As listed, if you wish, the Annex may include subsidiary plans :

Project Charter, Project Plan, Risk Management Plan, Stakeholder Management Plan

VIDEO: An associated video MP4, three minutes in length related to the project presented, should be received by the ISC Contest Organizing alongside with the Proposal Form and ANNEX.

The documents and video should be submitted according the instructions that are in the IEEE Smart Cities web page

https://smartcities.ieee.org/ieee-smart-cities-contest-2022

END OF RECEPTION OF PROPOSALS: July 15, 2022.

Jury

Smart Cities Award Contest Jury consist of up to six members designated by the IEEE Contest Organizing Committee and in agreement with the Smart Cities Steering Committee.

the designated Jury will group proposals according to size and OECD criteria.

Scoring rules guidance information

Questions about ISC contest 2022

For any further queries please do not hesitate to email them to

Gianna@ieee.org

All answers will be forwarded to all contest participants