// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Derby?
Derby, United Kingdom, scores 78.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #28 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
78.6%
Rank
#28 / 388
Criteria present
62 / 86
Evidence coverage
84.9%
Derby's smart city score by area
12 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 1 absent
12 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
11 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Derby is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
Where the gaps are
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Derby City Council maintains an 'Open data' section on its website where it states that it regularly publishes data about its services.
https://www.derby.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/open-data-freedom-of-information/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Derby City Council provides a 'myAccount' portal where residents can register and sign in to access online services, track reports, and securely save their details for various transactions.
https://www.derby.gov.uk/myaccount/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Derby City Council provides a "myAccount" system that allows residents to "Register" and "Sign in" to access municipal services, implying the use of a digital identity for personalized access.
https://myaccount.derby.gov.uk/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage
Derby City Council has partnered with CityFibre to bring full fibre broadband to council tenants in Derby, providing next-generation digital connectivity.
https://www.cityfibre.com/news/derby-city-council-teams-up-with-cityfibre-to-bring-full-fibre-broadband-to-tenantsFunding Derby can bid for
121 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Derby 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 121 — see them all in the explorer.
About this assessment
Derby 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.