// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Newport, Wales?
Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, scores 70.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #72 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
70.6%
Rank
#72 / 388
Criteria present
44 / 86
Evidence coverage
89.5%
Newport, Wales's smart city score by area
4 present · 10 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 6 partial · 1 absent
9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 6 partial · 0 absent
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Newport, Wales is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the gaps are
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
DataMapWales serves as a source for public sector data in Wales, providing a shared data platform, and StatsWales provides statistics and data about Wales.
https://datamap.gov.wales/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
StatsWales provides data on topics including Transport, Environment, energy and agriculture, and Finance and tax for Wales.
https://statswales.gov.wales/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
StatsWales offers API access to its statistics and data about Wales.
https://statswales.gov.wales/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
DataMapWales serves as a shared data platform for public sector data in Wales, providing a data catalogue and map viewer for public authorities and the public, which Newport's public authorities would utilize.
https://datamap.gov.wales/Funding Newport, Wales can bid for
121 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Newport, Wales 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
- This citygrantCloses 16 Sept 2026Be Active Wales Fund 2026-2027 (Window 2)
Sport Wales
£300–£50kApply → - 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 →
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About this assessment
Newport, Wales 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.