City assessment
How smart is Berlin?
Berlin scores 74.1% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #33 of 386 by smart reach and #110 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 12 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 22 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#33 / 386
Smart score
74.1%
Evidenced rank
#110 / 387
Criteria present
57 / 86
Evidence coverage
82.6%
Berlin's smart city score by area
10 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 1 not yet assessed
9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
11 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed
Where Berlin is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Water & Sanitation · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 3 partial
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
12 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure3 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model1 of 4
- Inclusion & Civic Participation1 of 3
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency1 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
Datasets on the Berlin Open Data portal explicitly state their licenses, with examples including 'cc-zero' and 'cc-by'.
https://daten.berlin.de/datensaetzeDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Berlin operates a "Serviceportal" at service.berlin.de, which bundles over 400 administrative services on a single platform, allowing citizens and businesses to submit applications online, book appointments, and contact the administration.
https://portal.berlin-verwaltung.de/user/auth/loginConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network
The Things Network Community Berlin provides Berlin with a crowdfunded, crowdsourced, and crowdbased free IoT-LPWAN / LoRaWAN Datanetwork, with approximately 205 active and public gateways installed.
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/berlin/Energy & Smart Grid · Renewable energy share / targets
Berliner Stadtwerke offers 'Ökostrom Produkte' (green electricity products) and is involved in 'Energieprojekte' (energy projects) and the 'Energiewende in Berlin' (energy transition in Berlin) to create a sustainable energy system.
https://berlinerstadtwerke.de/About this assessment
Berlin was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 22 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.