// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Birmingham?
Birmingham, United Kingdom, scores 77.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #34 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
77.6%
Rank
#34 / 388
Criteria present
60 / 86
Evidence coverage
84.9%
Birmingham's smart city score by area
12 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
11 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
11 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
10 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent
5 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Birmingham is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
Where the gaps are
- ▸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 "BRUM account" which serves as a unified digital portal for residents to access personalized information, request various council services, complete forms, and track requests, including services like Benefits Online, Busines…
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/brumaccountDigital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Birmingham City Council provides a "BRUM account" which functions as a digital identity, requiring registration and allowing residents to access various council services, with some services requiring further verification and sharing of account details acros…
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/brumaccountDigital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Birmingham City Council enables online payments for Penalty Charge Notices, as well as local taxes and fees such as Business Rates, Council Tax, and Housing Rents, accessible through the BRUM account.
https://pcn.birmingham.gov.uk/Funding Birmingham can bid for
117 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Birmingham is eligible for, including UK-wide schemes any place can apply to. Every entry links to its source.
- NationalgrantCloses 15 Sept 2026Help The Homeless Grant Scheme
Help the Homeless
up to £5kApply → - NationalcompetitionCloses 16 Sept 2026Accelerating adoption of quantum enabled sensing and PNT
Innovate UK
up to £14.3m24 month projectEnds 30 Nov 2028 - NationalgrantCloses 16 Sept 2026Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Energy Efficiency
Innovate UK, Department for Transport (DfT)
- NationalgrantCloses 16 Sept 2026Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Electric Power
Innovate UK, Department for Transport
- Nationalinnovation-callCloses 16 Sept 2026Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure Two (ZEVI 2): Alternative Fuels
Innovate UK, Department for Transport
- Nationalinnovation-callCloses 16 Sept 2026Quantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D
Innovate UK
up to £13m - NationalgrantCloses 16 Sept 2026Healthy Heart Grants 2026
Heart Research UK
- NationalgrantCloses 17 Sept 2026Researcher Challenges Grants 2026
British Council
- NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Coastal Communities Fund Grant Scheme 2026
Moray Council
£10k–£50kApply → - NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Lowland Peat Water Implementation Grant
Environment Agency
- NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Second Year Of Moray Coastal Community Fund Opens For Bids
Moray Council
£10k–£50kApply → - NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Moray Council’s Coastal Community Fund
Moray Council
£10k–£50k
Showing 12 of 117 — see them all in the explorer.
About this assessment
Birmingham was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 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.