City assessment
How smart is Oslo?
Oslo scores 76.2% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #73 of 386 by smart reach and #87 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. 3 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 22 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#73 / 386
Smart score
76.2%
Evidenced rank
#87 / 387
Criteria present
57 / 86
Evidence coverage
86%
Oslo's smart city score by area
8 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
9 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
11 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
9 present · 0 partial · 2 absent
8 present · 3 partial · 2 absent
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
7 present · 5 partial · 2 absent
Where Oslo is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 3 partial
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 1 absent, 1 partial
Not yet assessed
3 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.
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure2 of 4
- Digital Government Services1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Norway operates an official open data portal at data.norge.no, described as "Where Norway shares data," which allows users to find data using natural language.
https://data.norge.no/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Oslo municipality's statistics bank provides datasets covering 'Samferdsel og mobilitet' (Transport and mobility), 'Klima og miljø' (Climate and environment), and 'Kommunal økonomi og forvaltning' (Municipal economy and administration).
https://statistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Oslo municipality's statistics bank offers guidance on how to retrieve data using an API, specifically mentioning integration with tools like Excel or PowerBI via the SSB API.
https://statistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network
The Things Network Community in Oslo aims to provide city-wide Internet of Things data connectivity through crowdsourcing, with 16 gateways and 55 contributors already in place, and a goal to cover the city center by the end of 2018.
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/oslo/About this assessment
Oslo was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 22 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.