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Smart Columbus

Where innovation serves everyone

A smart city is designed and built by the people who live in it

We bring together public, private, and nonprofit partners to tackle complex challenges, co-creating solutions that improve life for everyone in Central Ohio.

Smart Columbus is the region’s innovation lab.

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Tech is the tool. Collaboration is the path. Innovation is the outcome.

Digital opportunity

Connect, participate
and thrive online

➜ ConnectUS Coalition

➜ Digital Skills Hub

➜ Device Donation

Coordinated care

Access health & human services when you need it

➜ CIE Initiative

➜ Care Coordintion

➜ Equitable Access

Stronger futures

Build a more accessible, competitive region

➜ Sustainability Leaders

➜ Ride & Drives

➜ E-bike Incentives

Powered by community

Collaboration across sectors is key to tackling big challenges and making our region better for all.

Everything we do is in partnership with our stakeholders: you.

Smart Columbus Executive Director Jordan Davis, Digital Skills Hub graduate Nyshia Gentry, Franklin County Commissioner Erica Crawley, Mayor Andrew Ginther, digital coach Chase Barney, City Councilmember Nicholas Bankston, Columbus Partnership CEO Jason Hall at the June 2025 Digital Skills Hub launch.

Looking ahead to tomorrow

Founded by a groundbreaking federal Smart Cities grant, we continue to turn bold ideas into practical solutions.

Explore the work that’s moving Columbus forward: from digital access to connected care to stronger futures for all.

Insights

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Columbus businesses can now track energy use and cut costs — for free
Columbus businesses can now track energy use and cut costs — for free

New Smart Columbus pilot delivers personalized energy insights while building citywide emissions intelligence

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How the Community Information Exchange (CIE) Initiative is transforming access to care in Franklin County
How the Community Information Exchange (CIE) Initiative is transforming access to care in Franklin County

In development since 2019, the Community Information Exchange (CIE) Initiative is a county-wide effort to make it easier for Franklin County residents to get the help they need when they need it.

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At Ride & Drive, Columbus is test-driving the future
At Ride & Drive, Columbus is test-driving the future

This spring, the Ride & Drive Experience returned to Columbus. From scooters to electrified SUVs, this new series is helping residents explore how electrified mobility is transforming the region's transportation systems to meet our growing needs.

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