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City assessment

How smart is Lisburn?

Lisburn, United Kingdom, scores 81% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #159 of 386 by smart reach and #42 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 6 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 24 Oct 2026.

Smart reach rank

#159 / 386

Smart score

81%

Evidenced rank

#42 / 387

Criteria present

66 / 86

Evidence coverage

84.9%

Lisburn's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation81%

12 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Mobility & Transport84%

10 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate77%

10 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste77%

8 present · 1 partial · 2 absent

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion92%

11 present · 2 partial · 0 absent

Economy, Innovation & Employment83%

6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model74%

9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed

Where Lisburn is strong

  • ▸Open Data & Transparency
  • ▸Digital Government Services
  • ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
  • ▸Energy & Smart Grid

Where the evidence shows gaps

  • ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 2 absent
  • ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 2 absent
  • ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 1 absent
  • ▸Water & Sanitation · 1 absent
  • ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent

Not yet assessed

6 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.

  • Climate Adaptation & Heat1 of 3
  • Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
  • Governance & Smart-City Operating Model1 of 4
  • Green Space & Biodiversity1 of 3
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles1 of 4
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin1 of 3

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing

The dataset for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Councillors is explicitly licensed under the UK Open Government Licence (OGL).

https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/lisburn-and-castlereagh-city-council

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

Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage

Project Stratum extended Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband infrastructure to over 81,000 premises across Northern Ireland, including Lisburn, that previously could not access NGA broadband services of 30Mbps. Openreach also builds and provides full fib…

https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/articles/project-stratum

Funding Lisburn can bid for

63 open calls: grants, tenders and innovation competitions Lisburn is eligible for, including UK-wide schemes any place can apply to. Every entry links to its source.

Showing 12 of 63; see them all in the explorer.

About this assessment

Lisburn was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 24 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.

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