// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Taipei City?

Taipei City scores 71.7% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #41 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

71.7%

Rank

#41 / 213

Criteria present

52 / 82

Evidence coverage

80.5%

Taipei City's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation89%

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

Mobility75%

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

Environment & Resources75%

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

Governance & People71%

12 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 1 not assessed

Economy & Method75%

6 present · 0 partial · 2 absent

Where Taipei City is strong

  • Pervasive IoT Sensing
  • Resilience & Climate Adaptation
  • Innovation Ecosystem
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
  • Citizen Engagement & Participation

Where the gaps are

  • Digital Inclusion & Literacy
  • Smart Energy & Buildings
  • Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
  • Outcome Measurement & KPIs
  • Digital Twin

Evidence highlights

Open Data by Default · Official open data portal

Taipei City has an official open data portal at data.taipei, and also contributes to the national open data portal at data.gov.tw.

https://data.gov.tw/

Open Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access

Taipei provides programmatic access to data through open APIs, as evidenced by the "Travel Taipei" website's open API section.

https://www.travel.taipei/en/open-api

Open Data by Default · Open licensing & terms

The national open data portal, which hosts Taipei's data, provides clear open licensing and terms for data reuse.

https://data.gov.tw/en/license

Digital Twin · 3D city model / digital twin

Taipei City, through the National Land Surveying and Mapping Center, provides 3D maps, indicating the presence of a 3D city model.

https://3dmaps.nlsc.gov.tw/

About this assessment

Taipei City 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.