// 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

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation86%

12 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed

Mobility & Transport86%

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

Environment, Energy & Climate88%

10 present · 3 partial · 0 absent

Infrastructure, Water & Waste91%

9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion100%

11 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment88%

7 present · 0 partial · 1 absent

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model79%

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/about

Open 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-api

Digital 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.