// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Paris?
Paris scores 75.1% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #35 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
75.1%
Rank
#35 / 213
Criteria present
58 / 82
Evidence coverage
76.8%
Paris's smart city score by area
13 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
12 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
11 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
15 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 1 absent
Where Paris is strong
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
- ▸Outcome Measurement & KPIs
Where the gaps are
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
Evidence highlights
City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Central data platform / urban OS
Paris operates multiple open data portals, including opendata.paris.fr, data.grandparis.fr, and parisdata.opendatasoft.com, which serve as central platforms for urban data.
https://opendata.apur.org/Pervasive IoT Sensing · Deployed sensor networks
Paris has multiple open data portals, including opendata.paris.fr, opendata.ratp.fr (for public transport), data.enedis.fr (for electricity distribution), and opendata.grdf.fr (for gas distribution), which suggests the deployment of various sensor networks …
https://opendata.paris.frPervasive IoT Sensing · Public real-time sensor feeds
Paris provides publicly available data through its open data portal (opendata.paris.fr) and the RATP open data portal (opendata.ratp.fr), which likely includes real-time or near real-time feeds, particularly for public transport information.
https://opendata.paris.frDigital Twin · Public/registered access
Paris offers public access to urban planning documents and data through its open data portals (opendata.paris.fr, data.gouv.fr, parisdata.opendata.arcgis.com) and the city's official urban planning pages.
https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/plu-bioclimatique-plan-de-zonageAbout this assessment
Paris 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.