// 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
7 present · 6 partial · 3 absent · 5 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 7 absent
8 present · 5 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 7 not assessed
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-apiEV & 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-projectsAbout 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.