// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Bologna?
Bologna scores 58% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #80 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
58%
Rank
#80 / 213
Criteria present
41 / 82
Evidence coverage
64.6%
Bologna's smart city score by area
11 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
11 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
10 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 7 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 2 absent
Where Bologna is strong
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Open Data by Default
Where the gaps are
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Bologna has an official municipal open data portal at opendata.comune.bologna.it, which is also linked from the main comune.bologna.it website.
https://opendata.comune.bologna.it/Open Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
The Bologna open data portal includes a page specifically for APIs, indicating programmatic access to its data.
https://opendata.comune.bologna.it/pages/api/Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT
Bologna's public transport operator TPER provides a GTFS-Realtime feed, as evidenced by its listing on MobilityDatabase, a global catalog for such feeds.
https://mobilitydatabase.org/feed/f-u0-tper~spa~retebusbologna/mapEV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Protected cycle network
Bologna has a significant protected cycle network called the "Bicipolitana Bolognese," which is described as Italy's first metropolitan cycle network with nearly 1,500 km of planned routes, with 422 km already pedalable and a target for completion by 2030.
https://dati.comune.bologna.it/catalog/dataset/piste-ciclopedonaliAbout this assessment
Bologna was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.