// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Gloucester?
Gloucester, United Kingdom, scores 62.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #139 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
62.6%
Rank
#139 / 388
Criteria present
44 / 86
Evidence coverage
74.4%
Gloucester's smart city score by area
6 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 2 absent
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 0 partial · 3 absent
6 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Gloucester is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Gloucester City Council publishes data in electronic format on its 'Open Data' page for re-use by businesses, individuals, charities, and community groups.
https://www.gloucester.gov.uk/about-the-council/transparency/open-data/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
All data published by Gloucester City Council is released under the Open Government Licence, with usage subject to its conditions.
https://www.gloucester.gov.uk/about-the-council/transparency/open-data/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Gloucester City Council offers a 'My Gloucester account' which serves as a unified portal, allowing residents to sign in to access and request various council services online, including Council Tax management.
https://www.gloucester.gov.uk/council-tax/view-your-account-online/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Residents can sign up for and sign in to a 'My Gloucester account' to access Council Tax and other council services, indicating a form of digital identity or single sign-on for municipal services.
https://www.gloucester.gov.uk/council-tax/view-your-account-online/Funding Gloucester can bid for
119 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Gloucester 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
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About this assessment
Gloucester 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.