// 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
9 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
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_searchOpen 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.