City assessment
How smart is Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires scores 59.2% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #173 of 386 by smart reach and #231 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 17 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 19 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#173 / 386
Smart score
59.2%
Evidenced rank
#231 / 387
Criteria present
45 / 86
Evidence coverage
68.6%
Buenos Aires's smart city score by area
5 present · 7 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 4 not yet assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 5 not yet assessed
11 present · 0 partial · 2 absent
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
5 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 3 not yet assessed
Where Buenos Aires is strong
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat · 2 absent
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 2 absent
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning · 1 absent
Not yet assessed
17 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Water & Sanitation4 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid3 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model3 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility2 of 4
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure2 of 4
- Air Quality & Monitoring1 of 3
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The "Buenos Aires Data" portal (data.buenosaires.gob.ar) publishes public data generated, stored, and published by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires.
https://data.buenosaires.gob.ar/datasetDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The city of Buenos Aires utilizes the miBA platform, a seven-year-old app, which allows citizens to access government services and documents.
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202410/buenos-aires-moves-from-centralized-to-decentralized-digital-identity-with-quarkidDigital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Buenos Aires has launched a blockchain-based decentralized digital identity system called QuarkID, integrated into its miBA platform, allowing 3.6 million users to have a unique digital identifier for accessing government services.
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202410/buenos-aires-moves-from-centralized-to-decentralized-digital-identity-with-quarkidUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
Buenos Aires operates an open data portal, 'Buenos Aires Data,' which makes 451 datasets from 37 different organizations within the city available, indicating an integrated approach to urban data.
https://data.buenosaires.gob.arAbout this assessment
Buenos Aires was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 19 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.