// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Ljubljana?

Ljubljana scores 65.3% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #58 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

65.3%

Rank

#58 / 213

Criteria present

43 / 82

Evidence coverage

76.8%

Ljubljana's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation79%

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

Mobility80%

6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed

Environment & Resources59%

8 present · 4 partial · 5 absent

Governance & People76%

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

Economy & Method92%

5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed

Where Ljubljana is strong

  • Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
  • Digital Government / e-Services
  • Pervasive IoT Sensing
  • Interoperability & Open Standards
  • Open Data by Default

Where the gaps are

  • Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
  • EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
  • Digital Twin
  • Smart Energy & Buildings
  • Smart Water & Waste

Evidence highlights

Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals · Real-time traffic/incident data

Slovenia provides real-time traffic and incident data through official portals like promet.si and promet.apps.si, as well as via the AMZS mobile application, making this information openly accessible to the public. The government also maintains an open data…

https://podatki.gov.si/

EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Protected cycle network

Ljubljana operates a city-wide bike-sharing system called BicikeLJ, which has been in place since May 2011 and complements other forms of public transport.

https://www.bicikelj.si/sl/home

Smart Water & Waste · Recycling & circular economy

Ljubljana has a Circular Economy Strategy, as evidenced by a document titled "CE-STRATEGY-LJUBLJANA.pdf", and operates a modern regional waste management center (RCERO Ljubljana) for waste processing.

https://www.ljubljana.si/assets/Upload/Projekti-MOL/2021/CE-STRATEGY-LJUBLJANA.pdf

Digital Government / e-Services · Online transactional services

The eUprava portal serves as an electronic entry point for citizens to access various services from state and public administration bodies, allowing them to submit electronic forms and view personal data and submitted applications.

https://e-uprava.gov.si/o-e-upravi/

About this assessment

Ljubljana was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 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.