// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Eindhoven?
Eindhoven scores 38.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #142 of 227 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
38.4%
Rank
#142 / 227
Criteria present
27 / 86
Evidence coverage
45.3%
Eindhoven's smart city score by area
2 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
4 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
Where Eindhoven is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The city of Eindhoven operates an open data portal at data.eindhoven.nl, which includes a catalog of datasets.
https://data.eindhoven.nl/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
DigiD, a national digital identity tool, is designed for government organizations and entities with public tasks, including municipalities, enabling residents to authenticate their identity and conduct transactions with government organizations online.
https://www.government.nl/themes/government-and-democracy/online-access-to-public-services-european-economic-area-eidas/digid/digid-applications-from-the-netherlandsPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Integrated / contactless ticketing
Public transport in the Netherlands, including Eindhoven, uses an integrated ticketing system with the OV-chipkaart, which is transitioning to OVpay, allowing passengers to check in and out with a bank card, credit card, mobile phone, or the new OV-pas acro…
https://www.bravo.info/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Eindhoven has a regional air quality monitoring network that measures PM1, PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 at approximately 50 locations in the South-East Brabant region. These real-time fine dust monitoring data are refreshed hourly on Data.Eindhoven.
https://data.eindhoven.nl/explore/dataset/real-time-fijnstof-monitoring/information/About this assessment
Eindhoven was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-09 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.