The Prestigious 'Smart Cities North America' Award Goes to Metro21

Metro21's Executive Director Karen Lightman shares the honor of receiving the distinguished IDC Government Insights’ fifth annual Smart Cities North America Award (SCNAA) with Professor Stephen Smith of the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, Traffic21 Institute, United Way of Southwestern PA, Eat’n Park, ​A Second Chance Inc., Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Penn Hills School District, ACCESS, McKeesport Area School District, Sto-Rox School District, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, the Municipality of Penn Hills, Allies for Children, ​Penn Hills Clergy Association and other community organizations for Utilizing School Bus Routes and Machine Learning to Deliver Meals to Families in Need in the category of Public Health and Social Services.  

The awards were designed to recognize the progress North American municipalities have made in executing Smart Cities projects, as well as providing a forum for sharing best practices to help accelerate Smart City development in the region.  The presentation ceremony was organized during Smart Cities Connect held April 4-7, 2022 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. To learn more about the event, please visit https://spring.smartcitiesconnect.org/. To learn more about this awards program, visit HERE. 

Winners in the SCNAA illustrate best practice examples of how forward-thinking municipalities are effectively leveraging technology and innovation to offer new services and economic opportunities to meet the needs and expectations of citizens and residents.  Learn about this Metro21 project here.

“Now in its fifth year, our annual SCNAA have become a benchmark for how Smart Cities can successfully catalyze the digital transformation of urban ecosystems to produce systemic environmental, financial, and social outcomes,” said Ruthbea Yesner, Vice President, IDC Government Insights and Smart Cities and Communities Strategies. “Winners represent those forward-thinking municipalities that have implemented emerging technologies in collaboration with the public and ecosystem partners to make cities more livable and offer new services and economic opportunities. We are thrilled to acknowledge this significant achievement.”