// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Lisburn?

Lisburn, United Kingdom, scores 63.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #82 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

63.2%

Rank

#82 / 386

Criteria present

45 / 86

Evidence coverage

72.1%

Lisburn's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation86%

9 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed

Mobility & Transport77%

8 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate81%

5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste89%

7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion79%

8 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment58%

2 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model73%

6 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed

Where Lisburn is strong

  • Digital Government Services
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • Air Quality & Monitoring

Where the gaps are

  • Climate Action & Emissions
  • Green Space & Biodiversity
  • Climate Adaptation & Heat
  • Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

The Open Data Northern Ireland portal includes datasets such as 'Translink Transport Information API' and 'Northern Ireland Water Drinking Water Quality Public Registers', indicating the availability of transport and environmental high-value datasets.

https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/translink-transport-information-api

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

The Open Data Northern Ireland portal offers programmatic API access, as evidenced by a dataset titled 'Translink Transport Information API'.

https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/translink-transport-information-api

Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal

Lisburn provides a unified online services portal on its official council website, lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk, which allows residents to pay, report issues, and apply for various municipal services such as bin collections, building regulation approvals, and …

https://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/

Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees

The Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council website allows for online payments for services such as additional brown bins, trade waste collection, fixed penalty notices/fines, and general invoices.

https://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/pay-report-apply

About this assessment

Lisburn 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.