// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Dunfermline?
Dunfermline, United Kingdom, scores 65.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #122 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
65.5%
Rank
#122 / 388
Criteria present
38 / 86
Evidence coverage
86%
Dunfermline's smart city score by area
8 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 7 partial · 0 absent
2 present · 9 partial · 0 absent
10 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 2 absent
4 present · 8 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Dunfermline is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
Where the gaps are
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Myaccount provides a single username and password for residents to sign in to multiple online public services in Scotland, including those offered by local councils, for services such as paying council tax and requesting parking permits.
https://www.mygov.scot/myaccountDigital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Myaccount serves as a digital identity, allowing residents to create one username and password to sign in to multiple online public services across Scotland, including those provided by local councils.
https://www.mygov.scot/myaccountDigital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Residents can use Myaccount to access services for paying their council tax and school meals online, indicating the availability of online payment options for local fees and taxes.
https://www.mygov.scot/myaccountPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Stagecoach in East Scotland operates local bus and coach services through Fife, which includes Dunfermline, as well as Dundee, Perthshire, Angus, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Stirling.
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/east-scotlandFunding Dunfermline can bid for
120 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Dunfermline 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 120 — see them all in the explorer.
About this assessment
Dunfermline 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.