// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Suzhou?
Suzhou scores 47.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #242 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
47.2%
Rank
#242 / 388
Criteria present
31 / 86
Evidence coverage
61.6%
Suzhou's smart city score by area
6 present · 4 partial · 4 absent · 1 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 3 absent
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
3 present · 6 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Suzhou is strong
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The official Suzhou government website includes a section labeled '数据开放' (Data Openness), and a dedicated subdomain 'data.suzhou.gov.cn' exists, indicating an official open data portal for the city.
https://data.suzhou.gov.cn/Green Space & Biodiversity · Green space provision
Suzhou has a variety of public green spaces, including comprehensive parks, pocket parks, linear parks, specialized parks, and suburban parks, managed by the Suzhou Gardens and Greening Bureau.
http://ylj.suzhou.gov.cn/szsylj/cszl/201112/e01b34e82c8a489d9031e01281a3b03a.shtmlGreen Space & Biodiversity · Urban tree canopy / planting
Suzhou has an "Internet + National Voluntary Tree Planting" program and manages several forest parks, indicating efforts related to urban tree planting and canopy.
http://ylj.suzhou.gov.cn/szsylj/cszl/201112/e01b34e82c8a489d9031e01281a3b03a.shtmlGreen Space & Biodiversity · Biodiversity / nature strategy
Suzhou has established various nature reserves, scenic areas, forest parks, geological parks, and wetland parks, and has a special topic dedicated to creating an international wetland city, indicating a strategy for nature protection and biodiversity.
http://ylj.suzhou.gov.cn/szsylj/cszl/201112/e01b34e82c8a489d9031e01281a3b03a.shtmlAbout this assessment
Suzhou 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.