// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Rome?

Rome scores 35.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #131 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

35.1%

Rank

#131 / 213

Criteria present

23 / 86

Evidence coverage

43%

Rome's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation65%

5 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed

Mobility & Transport90%

4 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate83%

4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste67%

3 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion71%

4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment100%

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

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model50%

1 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 12 not assessed

Where Rome is strong

  • Health & Digital Health
  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • Energy & Smart Grid

Where the gaps are

  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
  • Active & Shared Mobility
  • Public Safety & Emergency
  • Governance & Smart-City Operating Model

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

Rome has an official open data portal, 'Open Data - Roma Capitale' (dati.comune.roma.it), which publishes a wide range of data and information in open format, including over 276 datasets and 3,500 resources across 11 thematic areas. The Metropolitan City of…

https://opendata.cittametropolitanaroma.it/organization/citta-metropolitana-di-roma-capitale

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

Rome publishes high-value datasets including transport-related information such as 'strisce blu, parcometri, parcheggi di scambio' on its main open data portal, and mobility data via 'Open data di Roma Servizi per la Mobilità s.r.l.'. Environmental data lik…

https://opendata.cittametropolitanaroma.it/organization/citta-metropolitana-di-roma-capitale

Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on

Residents of Rome can access the city's online services through a reserved area using national digital identity systems such as SPID, CIE, CNS, or eIDAS.

https://www.comune.roma.it/web/it/area-riservata.page

Active & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes

Rome has a cycling network referred to as "GRAB, la ciclovia romana" (the Roman cycle path/route), as mentioned by Roma Servizi per la Mobilità.

https://romamobilita.it/piani-e-progetti/grab-la-ciclovia-romana/

About this assessment

Rome 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.