BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the leading international event on cities and smart urban solutions organized by Fira de Barcelona, closed its fifteenth edition this afternoon with 29.721 attendees from 140 countries gathered at the Gran Via venue.
Under the theme “Urban Solutions, Real Impact”, the congress showed that the technologies cities have been committed to already make an impact on today’s most pressing urban challenges.
“Three days ago, we set out to show that smart city initiatives are already making an impact.
World Smart City Awards The Japanese capital was awarded as “Smart City of 2026” at the World Smart City Awards, which acknowledge every year the most outstanding initiatives and projects in the urban transformation industry.
Smart City Expo World Congress will return to Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Via venue for its sixteenth edition on November 2 – 4, 2027.