// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Palembang?

Palembang scores 29.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #301 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

29.8%

Rank

#301 / 386

Criteria present

12 / 86

Evidence coverage

47.7%

Palembang's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation60%

4 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed

Mobility & Transport67%

1 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate50%

0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste50%

0 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion58%

4 present · 7 partial · 2 absent

Economy, Innovation & Employment88%

3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model40%

0 present · 8 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed

Where Palembang is strong

  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
  • Health & Digital Health
  • Education & Digital Skills
  • Digital Government Services

Where the gaps are

  • Energy & Smart Grid
  • Climate Action & Emissions
  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

The "Satu Data Palembang" portal (satudata.palembang.go.id) is an official commitment of the Palembang City Government to provide accurate, open, and easily accessible data, hosting 43 datasets.

https://satudata.palembang.go.id/

Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard

Palembang has an SDGs City Dashboard, which is a platform for visualizing and analyzing data on the city's Sustainable Development Goals achievements, including indicators like poverty rate, economic growth, and human development index.

https://sdgs.palembang.go.id/dashboard

Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data

Palembang has a 'Satu Data Palembang' portal providing statistical data and datasets, and the city's Education Office (Dinas Pendidikan Kota Palembang) is responsible for ensuring quality education, implying the collection and management of education provis…

https://data.palembang.go.id/

Culture, Tourism & Recreation · Culture / recreation provision

The South Sumatra provincial data portal, which covers Palembang, provides data on "Culture and Religion". Palembang also has its own data portal for various datasets.

https://data.palembang.go.id/

About this assessment

Palembang 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.