// 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
6 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
1 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
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.ieOpen 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.ieUrban 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.