// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Glasgow?
Glasgow, United Kingdom, scores 76.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #39 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
76.5%
Rank
#39 / 388
Criteria present
52 / 86
Evidence coverage
91.9%
Glasgow's smart city score by area
12 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
10 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
4 present · 8 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Glasgow is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Glasgow City Council operates a "myGlasgow Customer Portal" which provides links to available services, suggesting a unified online services portal.
https://my.glasgow.gov.uk/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Residents can use 'myaccount,' a single username and password system, to sign in to multiple online public services in Scotland, including those provided by local councils.
https://www.mygov.scot/myaccountDigital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The 'myaccount' system allows residents to pay their council tax and school meal fees online through a single login.
https://www.mygov.scot/myaccountDigital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
The "myGlasgow Customer Portal" allows users to track the progress and history of their requests, indicating a system for citizen reporting and issue resolution.
https://my.glasgow.gov.uk/Funding Glasgow can bid for
121 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Glasgow 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
Glasgow 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.