// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Bologna?
Bologna scores 44.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #213 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
44.5%
Rank
#213 / 386
Criteria present
32 / 86
Evidence coverage
52.3%
Bologna's smart city score by area
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
1 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 10 not assessed
Where Bologna is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
Where the gaps are
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Municipality of Bologna (Comune di Bologna) operates an open data portal at opendata.comune.bologna.it/explore/, which allows users to explore and download datasets.
https://opendata.comune.bologna.it/explore/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The Municipality of Bologna (Comune di Bologna) explicitly states the use of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License for its licensed material.
https://www.comune.bologna.it/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Comune di Bologna's open data portal provides programmatic API access for datasets, as indicated by the presence of an "API Console" and a specific API endpoint for the "TPER - Fermate autobus" dataset.
https://opendata.comune.bologna.it/explore/dataset/dataset-pubblicati/Green Space & Biodiversity · Green space provision
Bologna has the Giardini Margherita, which is described as the most frequented and most extensive city park, covering 26 hectares.
https://www.giardinimargherita.it/About this assessment
Bologna 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.