// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Amsterdam?
Amsterdam scores 68.9% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #47 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
68.9%
Rank
#47 / 213
Criteria present
51 / 82
Evidence coverage
75.6%
Amsterdam's smart city score by area
12 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
11 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
16 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent
Where Amsterdam is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Outcome Measurement & KPIs
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
Evidence highlights
City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Central data platform / urban OS
Amsterdam operates a central data platform, as evidenced by the official data.amsterdam.nl website and its 'dataplatform-services' section.
https://data.amsterdam.nl/City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Data sharing / exchange
Amsterdam provides mechanisms for data sharing through its official data platform, data.amsterdam.nl, which likely facilitates exchange with public and private actors.
https://data.amsterdam.nl/Pervasive IoT Sensing · IoT connectivity
Amsterdam has IoT connectivity, specifically LoRaWAN, as evidenced by The Things Network community in the city.
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/amsterdam/Digital Twin · Simulation & scenario planning
The AMS Institute in Amsterdam has a "City Simulation Lab" dedicated to city simulation.
https://www.ams-institute.org/solutions/city-simulation-lab/About this assessment
Amsterdam was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 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 — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.