// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Portsmouth?

Portsmouth, United Kingdom, scores 67.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #52 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

67.1%

Rank

#52 / 386

Criteria present

40 / 86

Evidence coverage

89.5%

Portsmouth's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation85%

9 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed

Mobility & Transport67%

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

Environment, Energy & Climate62%

3 present · 10 partial · 0 absent

Infrastructure, Water & Waste65%

3 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion95%

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

Economy, Innovation & Employment75%

4 present · 4 partial · 0 absent

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model75%

7 present · 7 partial · 0 absent

Where Portsmouth is strong

  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
  • Health & Digital Health
  • Education & Digital Skills
  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience

Where the gaps are

  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

The planning.data.gov.uk portal provides machine-readable JSON data for the "Portsmouth International Cruise & Ferry Terminal" as part of a "transport-access-node" dataset, indicating an official open data portal publishing datasets relevant to Portsmouth.

https://planning.data.gov.uk/entity/50282272.json

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

A transport dataset for the "Portsmouth International Cruise & Ferry Terminal" is available in machine-readable JSON format, categorized as a "transport-access-node" dataset.

https://planning.data.gov.uk/entity/50282272.json

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

Data for the Portsmouth International Cruise & Ferry Terminal is accessible programmatically via a direct URL returning JSON, indicating API access for this dataset.

https://planning.data.gov.uk/entity/50282272.json

Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal

Portsmouth City Council offers "My Portsmouth," an online customer account that serves as a unified portal to access council services and keep track of submitted forms.

https://my.portsmouth.gov.uk/

About this assessment

Portsmouth 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.