// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is City Of London?
City Of London, United Kingdom, scores 49.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #235 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
49.3%
Rank
#235 / 388
Criteria present
37 / 86
Evidence coverage
54.7%
City Of London's smart city score by area
7 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed
Where City Of London is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The London Datastore is described as a free and open data-sharing portal where anyone can access over a thousand datasets relating to the capital.
https://data.london.gov.uk/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Transport for London provides programmatic API access, including a Unified API, Air quality API, and General Journey Planner API, requiring registration and API keys for use.
https://api.tfl.gov.uk/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The City of London allows residents to view and pay council tax online and provides an online option to set up direct debits for business rates.
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/council-tax/view-and-pay-council-tax-onlineUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 3D digital twin / city model
A 'cutting-edge virtual reality model of the Square Mile' has been launched, indicating the presence of a 3D digital city model.
https://news.cityoflondon.gov.uk/cutting-edge-virtual-reality-model-of-the-square-mile-launched/Funding City Of London can bid for
117 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions City Of London 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
City Of London was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-04 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.