// 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

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation50%

2 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 8 not assessed

Mobility & Transport88%

3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate67%

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

Infrastructure, Water & Waste60%

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

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion63%

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

Economy, Innovation & Employment58%

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

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model83%

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-netherlands

Public 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.