Whanganui will be presented to the world next weekend.
The city's mayor Annette Main and innovation leader - special project Marianne Archibald will travel to Columbus in Ohio for the Intelligent Communities Forum summit.
Whanganui was this year named as a Top 7 intelligent community by the international forum which focuses on development in the broadband economy.
The overall winner will be announced at the summit.
Ms Archibald, who was instrumental in Whanganui's application, said they would be making a presentation to the summit about the city and its development around technology and collaboration.