// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Newry?
Newry, United Kingdom, scores 65.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #63 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
65.4%
Rank
#63 / 386
Criteria present
43 / 86
Evidence coverage
81.4%
Newry's smart city score by area
9 present · 3 partial · 3 absent
5 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 3 absent
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
Where Newry is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Where the gaps are
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
At least one dataset from the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, 'Newry, Mourne and Down District Councillors', is explicitly licensed under the 'UK Open Government Licence (OGL)' on the Open Data NI portal.
https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/newry-mourne-and-down-district-councillorsOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
A high-value transport dataset, 'OSNI Open Data - 50K Transport - Transport lines', which includes motorways and roads in Northern Ireland, is available on the Open Data NI portal.
https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/osni-open-data-50k-transport-transport-linesDigital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Residents can sign in to various Northern Ireland government services, including 'Rates Online' and DAERA services, using the Northern Ireland Civil Service Identity Assurance (NIDA) provided by nidirect.
https://www2.daera-ni.gov.uk/AuthWeb/auth/login/NifaisOnline/2Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Residents can pay their local rates online through the nidirect.gov.uk portal, which is a form of local tax payable online.
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/pay-your-rates-onlineAbout this assessment
Newry 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.