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Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge: Catching Up with the Winners
Lessons learned on building the cities of tomorrow from the four winning teams of Canada's Smart Cities Challenge.
January 15, 2021
Presentation
March 1, 2021
City of Richmond
The Smart Cities Challenge is a pan-Canadian competition open to all municipalities, local or regional governments, and Indigenous communities (First Nations, Métis and Inuit). The Challenge empowers communities to adopt a smart cities approach to improve the lives of their residents through innovation, data and connected technology.
Prize category: $10 million
Name of community: City of Richmond
Province: British Columbia
Population: 198,310
Challenge statement
“Together with our community, government, academic and technology team we will identify and mitigate risk and improve the day-to-day quality of life for residents and businesses on our island.”