// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Gwangju?
Gwangju scores 36.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #204 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
36.6%
Rank
#204 / 385
Criteria present
25 / 86
Evidence coverage
45.3%
Gwangju's smart city score by area
7 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 3 absent
3 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed
Where Gwangju is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
Where the gaps are
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Evidence highlights
Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
Gwangju operates a Traffic Information Center that provides real-time traffic status, CCTV information, incident alerts, VMS messages, and parking lot availability. The city's main portal also mentions "Today's Water Supply Status," implying regularly updat…
https://www.gwangju.go.kr/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
Gwangju operates a "Big Data Integrated Platform" as explicitly mentioned on its official city website, indicating a system for integrating urban data.
https://bigdata.gwangju.go.kr/Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · Traffic / congestion open data
Gwangju provides "Real-time road traffic information" (실시간 도로교통정보) as a service for its citizens.
https://www.gwangju.go.kr/Green Space & Biodiversity · Biodiversity / nature strategy
Gwangju City has established a 'Regional Biodiversity Strategy,' which includes urban ecological axis and degraded area restoration, and the introduction of the Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECM) system, with an investment of 846 billio…
https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2025031710254160697About this assessment
Gwangju 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.