City assessment
How smart is Paris?
Paris scores 83.3% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #15 of 386 by smart reach and #30 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. 4 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
#15 / 386
Smart score
83.3%
Evidenced rank
#30 / 387
Criteria present
67 / 86
Evidence coverage
88.4%
Paris's smart city score by area
11 present · 2 partial · 2 absent
9 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
12 present · 0 partial · 1 absent
9 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
10 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed
Where Paris is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 2 absent
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 1 absent
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid · 1 absent
- ▸Water & Sanitation · 1 absent
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 1 absent
Not yet assessed
4 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.
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Paris utilizes Lutece, an open-source Java framework, to build its digital public services, offering a "multichannel single counter" to centralize and track citizen requests, and providing online procedures for various needs such as canteen registration and…
https://lutece.paris.fr/lutece/Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Paris offers an urban reporting system where citizens can photograph and geolocate a problem from their phone, which is then processed in real time by the competent service.
https://lutece.paris.fr/lutece/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Public Wi-Fi network
The City of Paris provides a free, high-speed public Wi-Fi service called "Paris Wi-Fi" through municipal hotspots, allowing users to connect wirelessly.
https://data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/paris-wi-fi-sites-disposant-du-service/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
RATP Dev operates the Paris public transit network, which is described as an ultra-dense system including commuter trains, trams, buses, and subways.
https://www.ratpdev.com/en/About this assessment
Paris 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.