// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Dundee?

Dundee, United Kingdom, scores 50.2% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #116 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

50.2%

Rank

#116 / 213

Criteria present

33 / 82

Evidence coverage

59.8%

Dundee's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation63%

7 present · 6 partial · 3 absent · 5 not assessed

Mobility50%

7 present · 2 partial · 7 absent

Environment & Resources66%

8 present · 5 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed

Governance & People62%

7 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 7 not assessed

Economy & Method75%

4 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed

Where Dundee is strong

  • EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
  • Smart Energy & Buildings
  • Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
  • Digital Government / e-Services
  • Digital Twin

Where the gaps are

  • Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
  • Citizen Engagement & Participation
  • Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
  • Digital Inclusion & Literacy
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange

Evidence highlights

Open Data by Default · Official open data portal

Dundee City Council operates an official open data portal at data.dundeecity.gov.uk.

https://data.dundeecity.gov.uk/

Open Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access

The Dundee City Council open data portal provides a page dedicated to its open data API.

https://data.dundeecity.gov.uk/pages/dcc-open-data-api

EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Public EV charging network

Dundee has a dedicated website, "Drive Dundee Electric," indicating the presence of an electric vehicle charging network.

https://www.drivedundeeelectric.co.uk/

EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Protected cycle network

Dundee City Council has an official page dedicated to "active travel projects," which typically include the development of cycle networks.

https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/service-area/city-development/sustainable-transport-and-roads/active-travel-projects

About this assessment

Dundee 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.