City assessment
How smart is Bologna?
Bologna scores 64.7% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #217 of 386 by smart reach and #198 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. 15 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 23 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#217 / 386
Smart score
64.7%
Evidenced rank
#198 / 387
Criteria present
43 / 86
Evidence coverage
79.1%
Bologna's smart city score by area
8 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
10 present · 0 partial · 2 absent
6 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 3 not yet assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
3 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
Where Bologna is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 3 partial
- ▸Education & Digital Skills · 1 absent
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 2 partial
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 2 partial
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
15 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 Model3 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency3 of 4
- Water & Sanitation2 of 4
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure1 of 4
- Digital Government Services1 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience1 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Bologna has an official open data portal, opendata.comune.bologna.it, which includes an API endpoint for exploring its data catalog.
https://opendata.comune.bologna.it/api/explore/v2.1/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The city of Bologna provides programmatic API access to its open data through an endpoint at opendata.comune.bologna.it/api/explore/v2.1/, which includes links to a data catalog.
https://opendata.comune.bologna.it/api/explore/v2.1/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/Housing & Urban Planning · Affordable housing programme
Acer Bologna, a public housing agency, provides online services for citizens to manage administrative procedures related to their housing, such as submitting applications for family unit changes, without needing to visit offices.
https://www.acerbologna.it/servizi-on-lineAbout this assessment
Bologna was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 23 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.