The Smart21 announcement is the first stage in ICF’s annual Intelligent Community Awards cycle. Based on Intelligent Community Index questionnaires submitted by communities large and small from around the world, ICF selects 21 finalists with the potential to become one of the Forum’s Top7 Intelligent Communities of the Year. The Smart21 Communities of the Year® are announced at least 60 days before the selection of the Top7 and promoted to the world’s media by ICF and the communities involved. Gaining a place among the year’s Smart21 is considered a badge of honor as well as the first step greater recognition as an Intelligent Community positioned to prosper in the broadband economy.

Learn how ICF selects the honorees in its award program on our Awards Process page.

 

 

Smart21 of 2026

Assaí, Paraná, Brazil	Maringa, Paraná, Brazil
Brightlands-Limburg, The Netherlands	Matosinhos, Portugal
Burlington, Ontario, Canada	Murcia, Spain
Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, Türkiye	Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada
Defiance, Ohio, USA	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Fairfield/Jefferson County, Iowa, USA	Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
Hilliard, Ohio, USA	Reus, Spain
Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Reykjavík, Iceland
Konya Metropolitan Municipality, Türkiye	Tempe, Arizona, USA
Langley City, British Columbia, Canada	Yunlin County, Taiwan
Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain

 

Smart21 of 2025

Alcobendas, Spain	Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Assaí, Paraná, Brazil	Konya Metropolitan Municipality, Türkiye
Bilbao, Spain	Langley City, British Columbia, Canada
Brightlands-Limburg, The Netherlands	Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain
Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, Türkiye	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Chiayi County, Taiwan	Pingtung County, Taiwan
Coral Gables, Florida	Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
Durham Region, Ontario, Canada	Reykjavík, Iceland
Fairfield/Jefferson County, Iowa, USA	Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
Grey County, Ontario, Canada	Warner Robins, Georgia, USA
Hilliard, Ohio, USA

 

Smart21 of 2024

Assaí, Paraná, Brazil	Hilliard, Ohio, USA
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada	Izmir, Turkey
Coral Gables, Florida, USA	Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil	Markham, Ontario, Canada
Defiance, Ohio, USA	Pingtung County, Taiwan
Doral, Florida, USA	Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
Durham Region, Ontario, Canada	Taitung County, Taiwan
Fairfield/Jefferson County, Iowa, USA	Warner Robins, Georgia, USA
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada	Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia	Yunlin County, Taiwan
Grey County, Ontario, Canada

 

Smart21 of 2023

Assaí, Paraná, Brazil	Fairfield/Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Astana, Kazakhstan	Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK	Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Binh Duong Smart City, Vietnam	Grey County, Ontario, Canada
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada	Hilliard, Ohio, USA
Coral Gables, Florida, USA	Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil	Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
Defiance, Ohio, USA	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Doral, Forida, USA	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Durham Region, Ontario, Canada	Whanganui, New Zealand
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada

 

Smart21 of 2022

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	City of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Alexandria Lakes Area, Minnesota, USA	Markham, Ontario, Canada
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK	New Taipei City, Taiwan
Binh Duong Smart City, Vietnam	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil	Prospect, South Australia, Australia
Durham Region, Ontario, Canada	Rochester, New York, USA
East Central Region, Minnesota, USA	Seat Pleasant, Maryland, USA
Elefsina, Attica, Greece	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada	Whanganui, New Zealand
Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada

 

Smart21 of 2021

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Markham, Ontario, Canada
Alexandria Lakes Area, Minnesota, USA	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK	Moscow, Russia
Binh Duong Smart City, Vietnam	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada	Prospect, South Australia, Australia
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil	Rochester, New York, USA
Durham Region, Ontario, Canada	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Fairlawn, Ohio, USA	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada	Wellington, New Zealand
Township of Langley, British Columbia Canada	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
City of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

 

Smart21 of 2020

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Binh Duong Smart City, Vietnam	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Chiayi City, Taiwan	Prospect, South Australia, Australia
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil	Rochester, New York, USA
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Tallinn, Estonia
Hudson, Ohio, USA	Wellington, New Zealand
Issy les Moulineaux, France	Westerville, Ohio, USA
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom	Whanganui, New Zealand
Markham, Ontario, Canada	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Matsu, Taiwan

 

Smart21 of 2019

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada	Nairobi County, Kenya
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Prospect, South Australia, Australia
Binh Duong Smart City, Vietnam	Rochester, New York, USA
Chiayi City, Taiwan	Sarnia-Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Chicago, Illinois, USA	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil	Surat, Gujarat, India
Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Tainan City, Taiwan
Hudson, Ohio, USA	Taoyuan, Taiwan
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France	Westerville, Ohio, USA
Keelung City, Taiwan	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Moscow, Russia

 

Smart21 of 2018

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Parkland County, Alberta, Canada
Chiayi City, Taiwan	Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Espoo, Finland	Sarnia-Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
Hudson, Ohio, USA	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	Tainan City, Taiwan
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France	Taoyuan, Taiwan
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada	Western Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada
Kinmen County, Taiwan	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada	York (Regional Municipality of), Ontario, Canada
Olds, Alberta, Canada

 

Smart21 of 2017

Astana, Kazakhstan	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Chiayi City, Taiwan	Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Prospect, South Australia, Australia
Grey County, Ontario, Canada	Rochester, New York, USA
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Keelung City, Taiwan	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Knowle West, Bristol, United Kingdom	Tainan City, Taiwan
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Taoyuan, Taiwan
Moscow, Russia	Whanganui, New Zealand
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada	Yilan County, Taiwan
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

 

Smart21 of 2016

Armidale, New South Wales	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Brabantse Kempen Region, The Netherlands	New Taipei City, Taiwan
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Hsinchu County, Taiwan	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	San Diego, California, USA
Jönköping, Sweden	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Taitung County, Taiwan
Lambton County, Ontario, Canada	Taoyuan, Taiwan
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada	Whanganui, New Zealand
Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

 

Smart21 of 2015

Arlington County, Virginia, USA	Prospect and the Eastern Region Alliance, South Australia, Australia
Astana, Kazakhstan	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aurora, Illinois, USA	Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Changhua County, Taiwan	Shiojiri City, Japan
Columbus, Ohio, USA	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Taitung County, Taiwan
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Mitchell, South Dakota, USA	Whanganui, New Zealand
Nairobi County, Kenya	Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
New Taipei City, Taiwan

 

Smart21 of 2014

Arlington County, Virginia, USA	Prospect, South Australia, Australia
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Columbus, Ohio, USA	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Heraklion, Crete, Greece	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Hsinchu City, Taiwan	Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mitchell, South Dakota, USA	Walla Walla Valley, Washington, USA
Montreal Metropolitan Area, Quebec, Canada	Whanganui, New Zealand
Nairobi County, Kenya	Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
New Taipei City, Taiwan	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Parkland County, Alberta, Canada

 

Smart21 of 2013

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Castelo de Vide, Portugal	Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Columbus, Ohio, USA	Taichung City, Taiwan
Heraklion, Crete, Greece	Tallinn, Estonia
Hsinchu City, Taiwan	Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Jiading New City, China	Tirana, Albania
Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mitchell, South Dakota, USA	Whanganui, New Zealand
Oulu, Finland	Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Prospect, South Australia, Australia

 

Smart21 of 2012

Arlington County, Virginia, USA	New Taipei City, Taiwan
Austin, Texas, USA	Oulu, Finland
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	Prospect, South Australia, Australia
Columbus Region, Ohio, USA	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil	Riverside, California, USA
Dakota County, Minnesota, USA	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Danville, Virginia, USA	Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Durango, State of Durango, Mexico	Taichung City, Taiwan
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany	Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Heraklion, Crete, Greece	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

 

Smart21 of 2011

Birmingham, United Kingdom	Northeast Ohio, USA
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Chongqing, China	Riverside, California, USA
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil	Shanghai, China
Dakota County, Minnesota, USA	Sopron, Hungary
Danville, Virginia, USA	Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Dublin, Ohio, USA	Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Eindhoven Region, The Netherlands	Trikala, Greece
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	Windsor-Essex, Ontario, Canada
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

 

Smart21 of 2010

Arlington County, Virginia, USA	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Besançon, France	Riverside, California, USA
Bristol, Virginia, USA	Suwon, South Korea
Dakota County, Minnesota, USA	Tallinn, Estonia
Danville, Virginia, USA	Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Dublin, Ohio, USA	Tel Aviv, Israel
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom	Tianjin Binhai New Area, China
Eindhoven Region, The Netherlands	Trikala, Greece
Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia	Windsor-Essex, Ontario, Canada
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

 

Smart21 of 2009

Albany, New York, USA	Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Ashland, Oregon, USA	Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Bristol, Virginia, USA	Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa
Dublin, Ohio, USA	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Riverside, California, USA
Eindhoven Region, The Netherlands	Stockholm, Sweden
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada	Tallinn, Estonia
Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia	Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France	Trikala, Greece
Kenora, Ontario, Canada	Westchester County, New York, USA
Malta

 

Smart21 of 2008

Ashland, Oregon, USA	Hammarby Sjöstad, Sweden
Barceloneta, Puerto Rico	Hwa Seong Dong Tan, South Korea
Cape Town, South Africa	Hyderabad, India
Doha, Qatar	Isle of Man
Dublin, Ohio, USA	Malta
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom	Northeast Ohio, USA
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Tallinn, Estonia
Eindhoven Region, The Netherlands	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada	Westchester County, New York, USA
Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia

 

Smart21 of 2007

Ashland, Oregon, USA	Kabul, Afghanistan
Bettendorf, Iowa, USA	Karlskrona, Sweden
Burlington, Ontario, Canada	Loma Linda, California, USA
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario-Quebec, Canada
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom	Reykjavík, Iceland
Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea	San Francisco, California, USA
Hong Kong	Sunderland, England, United Kingdom
Ichikawa, Japan	Tallinn, Estonia
Isle of Man	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France	Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
Jia Ding, China

 

Smart21 of 2006

Adel, Georgia, USA	Monmouth, Illinois, USA
Burlington, Ontario, Canada	Nunavut, Canada
Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario-Quebec, Canada
Dubai Internet City, United Arab Emirates	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Évora, Portugal	Spanish Fork, Utah, USA
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada	Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea	Taipei, Taiwan
Ichikawa, Japan	Tianjin, China
London, England, United Kingdom	Västerås, Sweden
Manchester, England, United Kingdom	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia