// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Belfast?
Belfast, United Kingdom, scores 60% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #75 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
60%
Rank
#75 / 213
Criteria present
42 / 82
Evidence coverage
67.1%
Belfast's smart city score by area
10 present · 7 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 6 absent · 2 not assessed
14 present · 1 partial · 2 absent
9 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 8 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Belfast is strong
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
Where the gaps are
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Belfast City Council has an 'Open and Linked Data' page, and Belfast-related datasets are available on the Northern Ireland Open Data Portal.
https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset?q=belfastOpen Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
The Northern Ireland Open Data Portal, which includes Belfast data, offers programmatic access via APIs, such as the Translink Transport Information API.
https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/translink-transport-information-apiOpen Data by Default · High-value dataset coverage
The Northern Ireland Open Data Portal provides high-value datasets relevant to Belfast, including transport information and water quality data.
https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset?q=belfastInteroperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
Belfast, as part of Northern Ireland, utilizes an open data portal (opendatani.gov.uk) which hosts datasets and APIs, and the UK government has published 'Open Standards Principles' that apply.
https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/translink-transport-information-apiAbout this assessment
Belfast was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-07-01 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.