// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Busan?
Busan scores 55% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #99 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
55%
Rank
#99 / 213
Criteria present
38 / 82
Evidence coverage
63.4%
Busan's smart city score by area
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 4 not assessed
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
12 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 3 absent
Where Busan is strong
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Outcome Measurement & KPIs
- ▸Open Data by Default
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Busan has an official open data portal, indicated by the URL data.busan.go.kr.
https://data.busan.go.kr/City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Central data platform / urban OS
Busan operates dedicated big data portals, bigdata.busan.go.kr and busanbigdata.kr, indicating the presence of a central data platform.
https://bigdata.busan.go.krAir-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Busan has an air-quality monitoring network, as indicated by official government website URLs related to environmental air quality monitoring.
https://heis.busan.go.kr/environmental/air001.aspxAir-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Real-time AQ open data
Busan provides real-time air-quality open data, evidenced by an OpenAPI link on the national data portal and a dedicated data portal for Busan.
https://www.data.go.kr/data/15086902/openapi.doAbout this assessment
Busan 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.