// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Shenzhen?
Shenzhen scores 55.7% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #94 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
55.7%
Rank
#94 / 213
Criteria present
36 / 82
Evidence coverage
67.1%
Shenzhen's smart city score by area
8 present · 7 partial · 4 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 7 absent
11 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
Where Shenzhen is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Open Data by Default
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
Evidence highlights
City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Central data platform / urban OS
Shenzhen operates an open data portal and is building city and district-level application scenario open centers across various government domains, indicating a central platform for data integration and application.
https://opendata.sz.gov.cn/City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Data sharing / exchange
Shenzhen has an open data portal and plans to establish city and district-level application scenario open centers, which facilitate data sharing across public agencies and potentially with private actors.
https://opendata.sz.gov.cn/Smart Water & Waste · Water/waste open data
Shenzhen operates an official open data portal, opendata.sz.gov.cn, indicating the presence of an open data initiative by the city government.
https://opendata.sz.gov.cn/Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Shenzhen has an air quality monitoring network, as indicated by sections on the official Shenzhen Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau website dedicated to environmental monitoring and air quality.
http://meeb.sz.gov.cn/hkhj/hjjc/kqzl/About this assessment
Shenzhen 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.