// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Milan?

Milan scores 55.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #142 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

55.4%

Rank

#142 / 386

Criteria present

41 / 86

Evidence coverage

64%

Milan's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation83%

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

Mobility & Transport88%

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

Environment, Energy & Climate85%

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

Infrastructure, Water & Waste80%

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

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion75%

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

Economy, Innovation & Employment100%

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

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model40%

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

Where Milan is strong

  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Air Quality & Monitoring
  • Green Space & Biodiversity
  • Health & Digital Health
  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation

Where the gaps are

  • Disaster Risk & Resilience
  • Climate Action & Emissions
  • Climate Adaptation & Heat
  • Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
  • Innovation & Economic Development

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing

Datasets published on the Municipality of Milan's open data portal, such as the one for Area C access points, explicitly carry a 'Creative Commons Attribuzione' (CC-BY) license.

https://dati.comune.milano.it/api/3/action/package_search

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

The Municipality of Milan's open data portal publishes high-value datasets, including transport-related data like 'ingressi_areac_varchi' (Area C access points), and the Metropolitan City of Milan's geodata portal provides territorial and environmental plan…

https://www.cittametropolitana.mi.it/websit/

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

The Municipality of Milan's open data portal offers programmatic API access for searching datasets via an endpoint like /api/3/action/package_search, and the Metropolitan City of Milan's geodata portal provides maps as WMS (Web Map Service) services.

https://www.cittametropolitana.mi.it/websit/

Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on

Residents in Milan can access municipal services through SPID (Sistema Pubblico di Identità Digitale), as indicated by the 'Accedi con SPID' option on the Comune di Milano's service access page.

https://www.spid.gov.it/

About this assessment

Milan 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.