// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Prague?
Prague scores 55.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #143 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
55.4%
Rank
#143 / 386
Criteria present
38 / 86
Evidence coverage
66.3%
Prague's smart city score by area
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
Where Prague is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Digital Government Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The capital city of Prague operates an official open data portal at opendata.praha.eu, which is described as a "Local catalog of open data" and lists 385 datasets from 23 organizations. Additionally, the Czech Republic has a national data portal at data.gov…
https://data.gov.cz/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Prague open data portal (opendata.praha.eu) publishes high-value datasets, including 45 datasets under the "Doprava" (Transport) topic and 61 datasets under "Životní prostředí" (Environment).
https://opendata.praha.eu/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Residents can access government services through "Identita občana" (Citizen's Identity), which allows secure login to dozens of state administration portals using various methods like Mobilní klíč eGovernmentu, NIA ID, and bank identity.
https://obcan.portal.gov.cz/auth/nia/loginDigital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The 'Portál Pražana' allows residents to handle various municipal payments online, such as fees for parking, dog registration, and waste management, enabling them to complete these tasks from home.
https://www.praha-kolodeje.cz/portal-prazana/ds-1337About this assessment
Prague 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.