// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Dalian?
Dalian scores 11.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #359 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
11.5%
Rank
#359 / 385
Criteria present
7 / 86
Evidence coverage
14%
Dalian's smart city score by area
0 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 13 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
Where Dalian is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Evidence highlights
Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The Liaoning Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment conducts environmental monitoring, including air environmental quality monitoring for cities across the province, which would include Dalian.
http://sthj.ln.gov.cn/Air Quality & Monitoring · Clean air / low-emission zone
The Liaoning Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment has initiatives for "Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control" and "Responding to Climate Change," including local standards for industries like steel, and a "Beautiful Blue Sky Local Practic…
http://sthj.ln.gov.cn/Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data
Multiple universities in Dalian, including Dalian University of Technology, Dalian University, Dalian Minzu University, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian Ocean University, and Dalian Medical University, provide and manage education provisi…
https://www.dlut.edu.cn/Education & Digital Skills · Digital-skills / inclusion programme
Dalian University mentions the development of national digital literacy and skills, while Dalian Medical University offers specialized training series and lectures on Artificial Intelligence literacy and application capability improvement.
https://www.dlu.edu.cn/About this assessment
Dalian was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 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. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.