// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Portsmouth?
Portsmouth, United Kingdom, scores 75.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #42 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
75.8%
Rank
#42 / 388
Criteria present
49 / 86
Evidence coverage
95.3%
Portsmouth's smart city score by area
12 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 2 absent
4 present · 9 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 5 partial · 0 absent
10 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
4 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
7 present · 7 partial · 0 absent
Where Portsmouth is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
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.jsonOpen Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The 'Payments to suppliers' data published by Portsmouth City Council is explicitly stated to be available for use or re-use under the terms of the Open Government Licence.
https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/transparency/payments-to-suppliers/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.jsonOpen 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.jsonFunding Portsmouth can bid for
117 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Portsmouth 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
- 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 → - NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Moray Council’s Coastal Community Fund
Moray Council
£10k–£50k
Showing 12 of 117 — see them all in the explorer.
About this assessment
Portsmouth 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.