// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Rome?
Rome scores 41.4% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #149 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
41.4%
Rank
#149 / 213
Criteria present
27 / 82
Evidence coverage
47.6%
Rome's smart city score by area
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
Where Rome is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
Evidence highlights
Interoperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
Rome Capital actively participates in the national open data portal, dati.gov.it, where it publishes its own open datasets, demonstrating the adoption of open data standards.
https://dati.gov.it/Interoperability & Open Standards · Identity/payment interoperability
Rome utilizes national standards for interoperable digital identity through SPID (Sistema Pubblico di Identità Digitale) and CIE (Carta di Identità Elettronica) for accessing its online services. The city also uses pagoPA, a national platform headquartered …
https://www.pagopa.gov.it/Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Open transit data
Rome provides open transit data, including bus position data and GTFS feeds for local public transport, through official open data portals.
https://romamobilita.opendata.arcgis.com/EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Protected cycle network
Rome has a "Grande Raccordo Anulare delle Bici" (GRAB), a cycle-pedestrian ring of approximately 44-50 km that connects central and outer areas of the city.
https://romamobilita.it/piani-e-progetti/grab-la-ciclovia-romana/About this assessment
Rome 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.