// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Kobe?
Kobe scores 31.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #286 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
31.8%
Rank
#286 / 386
Criteria present
21 / 86
Evidence coverage
37.2%
Kobe's smart city score by area
6 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
Where Kobe is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the gaps are
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Kobe City operates "e-KOBE: Kobe City Smart Application System," an online portal where residents and businesses can apply for various administrative procedures using smartphones or PCs.
https://lgpos.task-asp.net/cu/281000/ea/residents/portal/homeConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Public Wi-Fi network
Kobe provides "KOBE Free Wi-Fi" as listed on the city's tourism information page.
https://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/kanko/leisure/index.htmlUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 3D digital twin / city model
Kobe City has 3D city model data available for 2020, 2022, and 2023 as part of Japan's national Project PLATEAU, which aims to create urban digital twins for advanced urban planning, simulation, and analysis.
https://www.mlit.go.jp/plateau/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Kobe City operates a continuous air environment monitoring system with 15 general environmental air monitoring stations and 5 automobile exhaust gas monitoring stations, which continuously measure pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, photochemical oxidants, an…
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Kobe was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 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.