Taipei – Mbabane Municipality has received the 2026 System Integration Export Award at the Smart City Summit & Expo in Taiwan, marking a major milestone for the city on the global stage.
The delegation, led by Honourable Minister for ICT Savannah Maziya, included His Worship Mayor Thulani Mkhonto, CEO of Mbabane Municipality Gciniwe Fakudze, and Acting MD of EPTC Fulatsa Zwane-Sibanyoni.
Receiving the award at Asia’s largest smart city event demonstrates Mbabane’s push towards digital transformation. The city has integrated advanced systems, from 5G connectivity to data-driven urban management, creating a model for urban living across Africa. 
The System Integration Export Award is presented annually at the Smart City Summit & Expo, co-organized by the Taipei Computer Association (TCA) and the System Integration Promotion Alliance (SIPA), with support from Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs.
The 2026 award recognises the export of a “turnkey” smart city solution, a fully integrated system of hardware and software, from Taiwan to an international market. For Mbabane, it validates the Smart City project as a global example of how technologies like 5G, AI-driven surveillance, and digital governance can address local urban challenges.
The recognition highlights Mbabane Municipality not just as a technology consumer but as a pioneering partner in deploying world-class systems for city management.
Key contributors to this achievement include the Eswatini Government, Ministry of Information, Communications & Technology, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Royal Science & Technology Park, Eswatini Post & Telecommunications Corporation, and the Municipal Council of Mbabane.
The Government and people of Taiwan, along with the implementing partner International Integrated Systems, Inc., were acknowledged for their support in realising a “Smart Mbabane” and a “Smart Eswatini.”
