// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Dunfermline?
Dunfermline, United Kingdom, scores 46.1% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #130 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
46.1%
Rank
#130 / 213
Criteria present
29 / 82
Evidence coverage
56.1%
Dunfermline's smart city score by area
2 present · 4 partial · 10 absent · 5 not assessed
5 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
10 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 3 partial · 8 absent
3 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Dunfermline is strong
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
Where the gaps are
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
Evidence highlights
Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals · Real-time traffic/incident data
Traffic Scotland provides live traffic updates and real-time traffic and travel information for the Scottish trunk road network, and a developer portal suggests open access to this data.
https://www.traffic.gov.scot/travel-news/live-traffic-informationEV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Public EV charging network
Dunfermline, as part of Scotland, is covered by ChargePlace Scotland, the national electric vehicle charging network operated by SWARCO on behalf of the Scottish Government.
https://chargeplacescotland.org/Citizen Engagement & Participation · 311-style issue reporting
Fife Council, which covers Dunfermline, provides an 'Report it online' service for citizens to report issues.
https://www.fife.gov.uk/reportitonlineCitizen Engagement & Participation · Online consultation platform
Fife Council operates an online 'Consultation Hub' where citizens can 'have their say' on various matters.
https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/council-and-democracy/consultations-and-petitions/have-your-say-consultation-hubAbout this assessment
Dunfermline 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.