// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Dunfermline?
Dunfermline, United Kingdom, scores 58.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #112 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
58.7%
Rank
#112 / 386
Criteria present
29 / 86
Evidence coverage
82.6%
Dunfermline's smart city score by area
4 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 8 partial · 0 absent
2 present · 9 partial · 0 absent
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
2 present · 9 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Dunfermline is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Digital Government Services
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The UK government operates data.gov.uk, described as "The home of UK public data," and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) provides an "Open Data Hub" for finding and accessing spatial data relevant to Dunfermline.
https://data.gov.uk/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Data.gov.uk offers collections including transport, environment, and local government finance data, while the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) publishes environmental and spatial datasets. Additionally, URLs for Scottish Water and ScotRail sugg…
https://data.gov.uk/Active & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes
Fife Council has a page titled 'path-and-cycle-networks', and specific projects in Dunfermline include a 'Crossford-Dunfermline shared-use path' and a 'Dunfermline-Aberdour Road active travel corridor'. Resources are also available for 'Finding a cycle rout…
https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/roads,-travel-and-parking/path-and-cycle-networksAir Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Dunfermline, as part of Fife, has air quality monitoring, evidenced by the existence of a 'Real-time Air Quality Index' for Fife Dunfermline.
https://aqicn.org/city/united-kingdom/scotland/fife-dunfermline/About this assessment
Dunfermline 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.