// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Dublin?

Dublin scores 37.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #123 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

37.9%

Rank

#123 / 213

Criteria present

26 / 86

Evidence coverage

46.5%

Dublin's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation67%

6 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed

Mobility & Transport86%

5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate50%

1 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste57%

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

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion75%

4 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment90%

4 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model71%

3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed

Where Dublin is strong

  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
  • Health & Digital Health

Where the gaps are

  • Energy & Smart Grid
  • Inclusion & Civic Participation
  • Digital Government Services
  • Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
  • Active & Shared Mobility

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

Dublin has an official open data portal, data.smartdublin.ie, which is described as "Dublin's Open Data Portal" and "Dublinked: Open Data for the Dublin Region," offering 931 datasets across various categories.

https://data.smartdublin.ie

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

Dublin's open data portal (data.smartdublin.ie) lists "Transport and Infrastructure" and "Environment and Energy" among its dataset categories, indicating the availability of high-value datasets. The national portal (data.gov.ie) also features transport-rel…

https://data.gov.ie

Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard

The data.gov.ie portal features dashboards for Dublin, including an "Active Travel Dashboard" and a "Rainfall X Pedestrian footfall in Dublin" dashboard.

https://data.gov.ie/

Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform

Dublin operates an "Open Data Portal" called Dublinked, which provides 931 datasets across various categories such as environment, planning, transport, and public health, indicating an integrated urban data platform for the Dublin region.

https://data.smartdublin.ie/

About this assessment

Dublin was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-06 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.