// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Ely?
Ely, United Kingdom, scores 67.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #49 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
67.5%
Rank
#49 / 386
Criteria present
47 / 86
Evidence coverage
77.9%
Ely's smart city score by area
12 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
8 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
9 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
3 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Ely is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Ely, as part of Cambridgeshire, is covered by the 'Cambridgeshire Insight Open Data' portal, which is described as an 'Open Data Portal' managed by Cambridgeshire County Council.
https://data.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
Ely City Council states that the data it publishes for transparency is freely re-usable under the same terms as data.gov.uk recommends, which implies an explicit open license.
https://www.elycity.gov.uk/transparencyOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Cambridgeshire Insight Open Data portal, relevant to Ely, publishes datasets under topics such as 'Traffic and Transport', 'Economy', and 'Environment'.
https://data.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The East Cambridgeshire District Council website serves as a portal for various municipal services relevant to Ely residents, including information on council tax, benefits, business rates, licensing, permits, planning applications, and reporting waste and …
https://www.eastcambs.gov.uk/About this assessment
Ely 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.