// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Cambridge?
Cambridge, United Kingdom, scores 53.2% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #105 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
53.2%
Rank
#105 / 213
Criteria present
35 / 82
Evidence coverage
61%
Cambridge's smart city score by area
9 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed
8 present · 4 partial · 4 absent
6 present · 5 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 0 partial · 4 absent
Where Cambridge is strong
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
Where the gaps are
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
Evidence highlights
City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Central data platform / urban OS
The city of Cambridge, MA operates an official data portal at data.cambridgema.gov, which serves as a central platform for city data.
https://data.cambridgema.gov/City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Data sharing / exchange
Cambridge, MA provides an open data portal (data.cambridgema.gov) to facilitate data sharing with the public and other actors.
https://data.cambridgema.gov/Digital Twin · 3D city model / digital twin
Connecting Cambridgeshire has a section dedicated to "digital-twins" as part of its smart initiatives.
https://www.connectingcambridgeshire.co.uk/smart/digital-twins/Interoperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
Cambridge City Council provides an open data portal (data.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk) which includes datasets like a contracts register, indicating adoption of open data principles.
https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/open-data-transparency-in-local-governmentAbout this assessment
Cambridge was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-07-01 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.