// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Perth, Scotland?
Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom, scores 79.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #11 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
79.2%
Rank
#11 / 386
Criteria present
55 / 86
Evidence coverage
94.2%
Perth, Scotland's smart city score by area
10 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
11 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
5 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
10 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
6 present · 7 partial · 1 absent
Where Perth, Scotland is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Scotland, which includes Perth, operates official open data portals. Statistics.gov.scot provides access to over 250 datasets, and data.gov.scot is being developed by the Scottish Government as a new home for open data about Scotland.
https://statistics.gov.scot/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Statistics.gov.scot explicitly states that data can be accessed programmatically using their APIs, or by using the opendatascot R package.
https://statistics.gov.scot/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Residents can log into 'myaccount' to access some services and view the status of their requests, indicating a digital identity or single sign-on system.
https://my.pkc.gov.uk/en/service/Report_a_fault_or_an_enquiry_on_a_road_or_streetConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Public Wi-Fi network
Free Wi-Fi and internet access are available to the public via the People’s Network in libraries across Perth & Kinross, including the AK Bell Library and community campus libraries.
https://www.culturepk.org.uk/libraries/internet-and-computers/About this assessment
Perth, Scotland 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.