Welcome to the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge

Contributing IBM technology and talent to tackle urban challenges.

We provide cities around the world with grants of IBM expertise and technology to address their top strategic challenges. Winning cities receive a team of IBM experts deployed full-time for three weeks, with all costs assumed by IBM Citizenship. Teams leverage IBM cognitive computing, cloud platform, mobile and social analytics and extensive weather data capabilities to provide deep, data-driven insights that help improve policy development and decision-making in cities.

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Congratulations to the 2017 Smarter Cities Challenge Winning Cities

The five cities will focus on issues related to social equity, economic development, emergency management and the environment.

Busan, South Korea

Busan, South Korea

2017

  • Public Safety
  • Asia
Palermo, Italy

Palermo, Italy

2017

  • Social Services
  • Europe
San Isidro, Argentina

San Isidro, Argentina

2017

  • Environment
  • Americas
San Jose, United States

San Jose, United States

2017

  • Social Services
  • Americas
Yamagata City, Japan

Yamagata City, Japan

2017

  • Economic Development
  • Asia