// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Dublin?

Dublin scores 60.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #94 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

60.9%

Rank

#94 / 386

Criteria present

45 / 86

Evidence coverage

69.8%

Dublin's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation85%

8 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed

Mobility & Transport80%

7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate72%

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

Infrastructure, Water & Waste72%

5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion85%

7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment100%

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

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model77%

7 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed

Where Dublin is strong

  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Innovation & Economic Development
  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • Open Data & Transparency

Where the gaps are

  • Digital Government Services
  • Energy & Smart Grid
  • Disaster Risk & Resilience
  • Climate Action & Emissions
  • Active & Shared Mobility

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

Dublin operates an official open data portal called "Dublinked: Open Data for the Dublin Region" which provides access to 931 datasets.

https://data.smartdublin.ie/

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

Dublin City Council publishes transport-related datasets such as cycle parking and bike stands on data.gov.ie, and Dublin's Open Data Portal (data.smartdublin.ie) lists categories like 'Environment and Energy' and 'Transport and Infrastructure' among its 93…

https://data.gov.ie/organization/dublin-city-council

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

The National Transport Authority (NTA), which is relevant for Dublin, provides GTFS-Realtime APIs for public transport information and plans to upgrade them, indicating programmatic access to transport data.

https://www.nationaltransport.ie/attention-developers-upgrade-to-gtfs-realtime-api/

Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage

SIRO, an ultrafast 100% fibre broadband network built on the ESB infrastructure, is being rolled out across Ireland, including hundreds of new home developments, and users can check availability by Eircode or address.

https://siro.ie/

About this assessment

Dublin 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.