// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Stirling?
Stirling, United Kingdom, scores 56.5% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #88 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
56.5%
Rank
#88 / 213
Criteria present
40 / 82
Evidence coverage
63.4%
Stirling's smart city score by area
7 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 7 not assessed
10 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
11 present · 1 partial · 8 absent
3 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Stirling is strong
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Stirling Council operates an official open data portal at data.stirling.gov.uk.
https://data.stirling.gov.uk/Open Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
The Stirling open data portal provides programmatic access to its data via an API, as indicated by the /api/search/v1 endpoint.
https://data.stirling.gov.uk/api/search/v1Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Demand-responsive transit
Stirling Council explicitly offers demand-responsive transport services for rural areas.
https://www.stirling.gov.uk/roads-transport-streets/public-transport/demand-responsive-transport-for-rural-areas/EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Public EV charging network
Stirling Council provides information on electric vehicle charging, indicating the presence of a public EV charging network.
https://www.stirling.gov.uk/roads-transport-and-parking/electric-vehicle-charging/About this assessment
Stirling was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-07-01 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.