City assessment
How smart is Daegu?
Daegu scores 53.9% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #239 of 386 by smart reach and #258 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. 20 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
#239 / 386
Smart score
53.9%
Evidenced rank
#258 / 387
Criteria present
39 / 86
Evidence coverage
64%
Daegu's smart city score by area
9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 1 not yet assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 4 not yet assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
9 present · 0 partial · 4 absent
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
3 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 8 not yet assessed
Where Daegu is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 3 absent
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information · 3 absent
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 2 absent
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Health & Digital Health · 1 absent
Not yet assessed
20 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.
- Energy & Smart Grid4 of 4
- Climate Adaptation & Heat3 of 3
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure3 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience3 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy3 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience2 of 3
- Active & Shared Mobility1 of 4
- Water & Sanitation1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The D-데이터허브 includes data categories such as "재정금융" (financial/budget), "교통물류" (transport/logistics), and "환경기상" (environment/weather).
https://data.daegu.go.kr/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Residents can access services via a digital identity through the national e-government portal, Gov24 (gov.kr), which Daegu's main website links to. Gov24 offers an electronic certificate service that requires login and includes a mobile resident registratio…
https://www.gov.kr/portal/main.nologinDigital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Daegu's Waterworks Headquarters provides an online portal for "요금조회·납부" (Fee Inquiry·Payment) of water utility bills. The minwon.daegu.go.kr portal also mentions "대구로페이 가맹점 등록 및 취소" (Daegu Ropay Merchant Registration and Cancellation), suggesting a local pa…
https://minwon.daegu.go.krPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Daegu Metropolitan City publishes a 'Subway White Paper' (지하철백서), indicating the operation of a subway network.
https://www.daegu.go.kr/About this assessment
Daegu 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.