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Startups can now apply in the Smart City and Govtech categories. <a href=\"\/en\/day\/smart-country-startup-award\/\">Award<\/a> honors outstanding ideas, technologies and products that make cities and administrations smarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition is looking for visionary early-stage projects that use digitalization to make life in municipalities and government agencies more efficient, modern, and easier. The best founders will pitch live on the Plaza Stage of the Smart Country Convention (SCCON) in Berlin on October 1, 2025. 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