Smart City Works aims to harness the power of digital technology to foster smart, sustainable, and resilient communities. Through collaboration with businesses, universities, and local governments, it supports the development and launch of market-ready solutions addressing key urban challenges.
The Accelerate Smart Cities Innovation Challenge aspires to introduce and support solutions across various sectors including broadband, housing, transportation, health, water, food systems, education, infrastructure, energy, and public safety. It encourages the formation of diverse, cross-functional teams to create tangible smart cities solutions, with a focus on involving underrepresented talent in technology and entrepreneurship. The challenge aims to guide student teams from concept to market, promote local talent through mentoring and judging opportunities, support nonprofit collaborators, foster thought leadership, and strengthen the regional technology ecosystem. This initiative ultimately seeks to provide a scalable national event model for smart cities innovation.