// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Stirling?
Stirling, United Kingdom, scores 81.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #3 of 75 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
81.9%
Rank
#3 / 75
Criteria present
66 / 86
Evidence coverage
87.2%
Stirling's smart city score by area
12 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
10 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
11 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 1 absent
8 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Stirling is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the gaps are
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Stirling has an official open data portal hosted at data.stirling.gov.uk, which publishes machine-readable datasets.
https://data.stirling.gov.uk/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Stirling open data portal includes high-value datasets such as 'railway stations public transport open data'.
https://data.stirling.gov.uk/datasets/railway-stations-public-transport-open-data/aboutOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Stirling Council's data hub provides programmatic API access, as indicated by a 'search-api' page.
https://data-stirling-council.hub.arcgis.com/pages/search-apiDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Stirling Council provides a 'My Stirling' portal for residents to access various municipal services.
https://www.stirling.gov.uk/my-services/About this assessment
Stirling 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.