// 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
8 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
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-councilOpen 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.