// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Birmingham?
Birmingham, United Kingdom, scores 67.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #47 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
67.8%
Rank
#47 / 386
Criteria present
47 / 86
Evidence coverage
81.4%
Birmingham's smart city score by area
10 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent
3 present · 6 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Birmingham is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), which covers Birmingham, provides an API portal for transport-related data.
https://api-portal.tfwm.org.uk/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Birmingham City Council offers a 'My BRUM account' which serves as a unified portal for residents to request and track a range of council services, edit saved forms, and access services like Council Tax, Business Rates, Benefits, Waste and Recycling, Housin…
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Residents can register for a 'BRUM account' to access various council services, which requires verification and allows account details to be shared with other council systems, indicating a form of digital identity or single sign-on.
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/brumaccountDigital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Birmingham City Council allows online payments for local taxes and fees, including Council Tax, Penalty Charge Notices, Business Rates, and Housing Rents, accessible through their website and the 'My BRUM account'.
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/About this assessment
Birmingham 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.