// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Carlisle?
Carlisle, United Kingdom, scores 73.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #53 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
73.4%
Rank
#53 / 388
Criteria present
54 / 86
Evidence coverage
82.6%
Carlisle's smart city score by area
11 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 2 absent
9 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
8 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Carlisle is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The 'Premises Licences Carlisle City Council' dataset, published by Carlisle City Council on data.gov.uk, explicitly states its licence as 'Open Government Licence'.
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/your-council/legal-and-financial-information/open-dataDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The Cumberland Council website serves as a unified online portal, offering access to various municipal services such as reporting street problems, checking bin collection days, applying for licenses, and paying council tax.
https://www.cumberland.gov.ukDigital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The Cumberland Council website allows residents to pay local taxes online, specifically mentioning "Pay business rates" and "Pay your Council Tax bill."
https://www.cumberland.gov.ukDigital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Cumberland Council provides online channels for citizens to report issues such as problems with streets or roads, missed bin collections, and dog fouling.
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/Funding Carlisle can bid for
117 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Carlisle 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
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About this assessment
Carlisle 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.