// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Milan?
Milan scores 41.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #107 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
41.3%
Rank
#107 / 213
Criteria present
30 / 86
Evidence coverage
47.7%
Milan's smart city score by area
9 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
Where Milan is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Municipality of Milan operates an official open data portal at dati.comune.milano.it, which provides an API for searching datasets, and the Metropolitan City of Milan also offers a geodata portal (Websit) for accessing territorial and environmental data.
https://www.cittametropolitana.mi.it/websit/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
Datasets published on the Municipality of Milan's open data portal, such as the one for Area C access points, explicitly carry a 'Creative Commons Attribuzione' (CC-BY) license.
https://dati.comune.milano.it/api/3/action/package_searchOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Municipality of Milan's open data portal publishes high-value datasets, including transport-related data like 'ingressi_areac_varchi' (Area C access points), and the Metropolitan City of Milan's geodata portal provides territorial and environmental plan…
https://www.cittametropolitana.mi.it/websit/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Municipality of Milan's open data portal offers programmatic API access for searching datasets via an endpoint like /api/3/action/package_search, and the Metropolitan City of Milan's geodata portal provides maps as WMS (Web Map Service) services.
https://www.cittametropolitana.mi.it/websit/About this assessment
Milan 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.