// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Daegu?

Daegu scores 31.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #228 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

31.5%

Rank

#228 / 385

Criteria present

22 / 86

Evidence coverage

38.4%

Daegu's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation68%

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

Mobility & Transport31%

2 present · 1 partial · 5 absent · 4 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate88%

3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste67%

3 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion69%

5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment58%

3 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model17%

0 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 8 not assessed

Where Daegu is strong

  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Inclusion & Civic Participation
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
  • Air Quality & Monitoring

Where the gaps are

  • Active & Shared Mobility
  • Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
  • Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information

Evidence highlights

Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal

Daegu Metropolitan City operates an online portal (minwon.daegu.go.kr) that allows residents to apply for and receive various municipal services and permits online, including housing loan support, merchant registration, and environmental applications.

https://minwon.daegu.go.kr/

Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel

Daegu Metropolitan City provides online channels such as "Duduriso (Civil Petition Application)," "Environmental Complaint Box," and "Safety Complaint Box" for citizens to report issues.

https://english.daegu.go.kr/

Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard

The "Daegu Metropolitan City Buk-gu Data Integrated Platform" features a section called "Buk-gu's day in data" which displays regularly updated indicators such as total population, number of households, births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and vehicle regis…

https://data.buk.daegu.kr/

Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform

Daegu Metropolitan City's Buk-gu district operates a "Data Integrated Platform" (대구광역시 북구 데이터 통합플랫폼) which offers services like commercial district analysis, a life map, and a job map, indicating integration of various urban data.

https://data.buk.daegu.kr/

About this assessment

Daegu was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 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. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.