// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Suzhou?
Suzhou scores 44% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #217 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
44%
Rank
#217 / 386
Criteria present
28 / 86
Evidence coverage
58.1%
Suzhou's smart city score by area
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
0 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 3 absent
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
2 present · 7 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
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
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 various types of park green spaces, including comprehensive parks, pocket parks, linear parks, specialty parks, and suburban parks, and has urban greening planning in place.
http://ylj.suzhou.gov.cn/Green Space & Biodiversity · Urban tree canopy / planting
Suzhou has an "Internet+National Voluntary Tree Planting" program and implements various forms of urban greening, including road green space, protective green space, and vertical greening.
http://ylj.suzhou.gov.cn/Green Space & Biodiversity · Biodiversity / nature strategy
Suzhou has initiatives for Taihu Lake ecological protection and governance, and its Gardens and Greening Bureau oversees nature reserves, wetland parks, forestry, and a special topic on creating an International Wetland City.
http://sthjj.suzhou.gov.cn/szhbj/szyw/202211/411314f734d14158983803118183903c.shtmlAbout this assessment
Suzhou was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 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.