The winners of the 2019 Smart Cities Awards have been revealed at a Gala Awards Ceremony as part of the Smart Cities 2019 Conference in Melbourne.
Awards were handed out in six categories, celebrating the greatest achievements in the development, technological advancement and interconnection of cities around Australia.
The aim of these awards is to gather some of the best ideas and talent when it comes to the development and enhancement of our cities, so that we can all learn and benefit from the exciting work already being undertaken across the sector.
The winners are:
Smart City of the Year – Metropolitan
City of Newcastle
City of Prospect
Smart City of the Year – Regional
Latrobe City Council
City of Darwin
Best Integration of an Individual Technology
City of Wanneroo – RailSmart Planning Support System
Best Residential Innovation
Solar Analytics
Smart Innovator of the Year
David Klingberg
Young Smart Innovator of the Year
Oliver Lock
The awards were judged by Leigh Osterhus from the Cities Leadership Institute; Sean Holden from the Local Government Association of South Australia; Dr Jonathan Spear, Executive Director and General Counsel at Infrastructure Victoria; Professor Mark Burry AO, Founding Director of the Smart Cities Research Institute at Swinburne University of Technology; and Lorraine Tighe, Smart Cities and Innovation Consultant.
The Awards proved to be a great opportunity for delegates to learn about some of the incredible things that are happening in the industry, and also allowed the shortlisted companies and winners to showcase the work they are doing in the smart cities space.
The winning entries were deemed the best in smart cities for 2019, and were among high quality finalists in each category.
The finalists were:
Smart City of the Year – Metropolitan
City of Newcastle
Moreland City Council
Lake Macquarie City Council
Randwick City Council
City of Prospect
Townsville City Council
Smart City of the Year – Regional
Southern Grampians Shire Council
Broken Hill City Council
Latrobe City Council
City of Darwin
Best Integration of an Individual Technology
Woollahra Municipal Council – 3D modelling platform
City of Wanneroo – RailSmart Planning Support System
RACV – arevo journey planning app
Brimbank – Smart Cities Programme
SAGE Group – Matilda the smart transit hub
Best Residential Innovation
Solar Analytics – Solar monitoring software
City of Canterbury Bankstown – Closing the Loop on Waste Project
SMEC – Atherstone Estate
City of Gosnells – Cool Roofs Project
Smart Innovator of the Year
Peter Auhl, Chief Information Officer, Central Coast Council
David Klingberg, Director and Principal, Smart City Strategies and Solutions
Jagpreet Walia, Sustainability Lead, City Of Melville
Young Smart Innovator of the Year
Oliver Lock, PhD Candidate, UNSW
Rebecca Jacobs, Smart City Lead, Randwick City Council
Smart Cities is Australia’s premier event for the smart cities, infrastructure and utility sectors, giving the industry insights into current trends, technologies and innovations.
In addition to the Smart Cities Awards, the two-day conference featured speakers from local governments, asset owners and utilities around Australia, as well as an international keynote, who highlighted what they are doing in their organisations to help make their cities smarter.
The Smart Cities program is created by Monkey Media, who is also the team behind Infrastructure and Energy magazines. Monkey Media would like to congratulate all the finalists and winners of the awards and looks forward to working with the industry again for next year’s event.
