// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Nanjing?
Nanjing scores 42.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #281 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
42.7%
Rank
#281 / 388
Criteria present
30 / 86
Evidence coverage
53.5%
Nanjing's smart city score by area
3 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
7 present · 4 partial · 2 absent
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
Where Nanjing is strong
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
The Nanjing Government Services Network provides channels for "consultation and complaints" and "smart Q&A," alongside a system for "government service good/bad reviews" that tracks total evaluations, good review rates, bad review counts, and rectification …
https://nj.jszwfw.gov.cn/Inclusion & Civic Participation · Online civic participation
Multiple government websites for Nanjing feature sections for '互动交流' (interactive communication) and '调查征集' (survey/solicitation), along with '局长信箱' (Director's mailbox) and '来信办理' (letter handling), indicating platforms for public input and consultation.
http://jtj.nanjing.gov.cn/Culture, Tourism & Recreation · Culture / recreation provision
Nanjing provides data related to cultural assets, including lists of cultural relics protection units at municipal, provincial, and national levels, and regulations for museum credit rating management.
http://wlj.nanjing.gov.cn/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The China National Environmental Monitoring Centre provides hourly air quality reports for urban areas, which implies the presence of fixed monitoring stations measuring pollutants like PM2.5/NO2 in cities such as Nanjing.
http://www.cnemc.cn/About this assessment
Nanjing was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 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.