// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Belfast?
Belfast, United Kingdom, scores 82.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #6 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
82.6%
Rank
#6 / 386
Criteria present
65 / 86
Evidence coverage
89.5%
Belfast's smart city score by area
13 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 3 partial · 2 absent
Where Belfast is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Belfast is covered by the Open Data Northern Ireland portal (opendatani.gov.uk), which publishes government and public sector datasets and allows filtering for Belfast-specific data.
https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
Belfast City Council states that its open data is free to use for any legal purpose under the Open Government Licence.
https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/open-and-linked-dataOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Belfast City Council provides examples of open data including bus stops and train timetables, indicating the availability of transport-related datasets. The Open Data Northern Ireland portal also appears to host datasets related to Translink.
https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset?q=translinkOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Open Data Northern Ireland portal (opendatani.gov.uk), which is powered by a CKAN-based platform, offers programmatic API access to its datasets, including a 'translink-transport-information-api'.
https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/translink-transport-information-apiAbout this assessment
Belfast was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 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.