// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Lausanne?

Lausanne scores 27.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #312 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

27.5%

Rank

#312 / 386

Criteria present

19 / 86

Evidence coverage

30.2%

Lausanne's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation100%

7 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Mobility & Transport90%

4 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate70%

2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste0%

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

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion83%

2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment80%

3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model100%

1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed

Where Lausanne is strong

  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Air Quality & Monitoring
  • Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
  • Health & Digital Health

Where the gaps are

  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
  • Public Safety & Emergency
  • Food Security & Urban Agriculture
  • Green Space & Biodiversity
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

Switzerland operates opendata.swiss, an official open data portal that publishes datasets across various categories, and opentransportdata.swiss, a platform specifically for mobility data.

https://www.opendata.swiss/

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

The opendata.swiss portal lists categories such as "Verkehr" (transport), "Umwelt" (environment), and "Wirtschaft und Finanzen" (economy and finance), indicating the availability of high-value datasets. Additionally, opentransportdata.swiss specifically pro…

https://www.opendata.swiss/

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

The opentransportdata.swiss platform provides programmatic API access, with an "API-Manager" for requesting and managing APIs and a "Cookbook" for detailed documentation of data and interfaces.

https://opentransportdata.swiss/

Active & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes

Lausanne has cycling facilities and infrastructure, including bike parking, with data available through a cartographic portal.

https://opendata.swiss/fr/dataset/amenagement-cyclable

About this assessment

Lausanne was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-12 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. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.