// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Durham?
Durham, United Kingdom, scores 56.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #28 of 75 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
56.6%
Rank
#28 / 75
Criteria present
43 / 86
Evidence coverage
62.8%
Durham's smart city score by area
6 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Durham is strong
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Region of Durham, Canada, operates an official open data portal at opendata.durham.ca, which publishes machine-readable datasets.
https://opendata.durham.ca/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The Region of Durham's open data initiative includes a section dedicated to licensing information, indicating clear open licensing for its datasets.
https://www.durham.ca/en/regional-government/open-data.aspx#About-this-licenceOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Durham open data portal provides high-value datasets, specifically including GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) data for transport.
https://opendata.durham.ca/collections/gtfsDigital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
The City of Durham offers a 'Durham-One-Call' system to make service requests, which functions as a citizen reporting channel.
https://www.durhamnc.gov/1439/Durham-One-Call-Make-a-Service-RequestAbout this assessment
Durham was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-06-30 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.