// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Bogota?

Bogota scores 70.2% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #43 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

70.2%

Rank

#43 / 213

Criteria present

50 / 82

Evidence coverage

79.3%

Bogota's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation69%

10 present · 5 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed

Mobility75%

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

Environment & Resources82%

13 present · 2 partial · 2 absent

Governance & People89%

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

Economy & Method100%

6 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed

Where Bogota is strong

  • Resilience & Climate Adaptation
  • Citizen Engagement & Participation
  • Digital Inclusion & Literacy
  • Outcome Measurement & KPIs
  • Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals

Where the gaps are

  • Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
  • Pervasive IoT Sensing
  • Digital Twin
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
  • EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure

Evidence highlights

Open Data by Default · Official open data portal

Bogota has an official open data portal at datosabiertos.bogota.gov.co, which is a subdomain of the city's official government website.

https://datosabiertos.bogota.gov.co/

Open Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access

The Bogota open data portal provides programmatic access via an API, as indicated by an API endpoint for package search.

https://datosabiertos.bogota.gov.co/api/3/action/package_search

Pervasive IoT Sensing · Deployed sensor networks

Bogota has deployed sensor networks for traffic monitoring, specifically for counting bicycles and vehicles, as evidenced by datasets available on the city's open data portal.

https://datosabiertos.bogota.gov.co/dataset/sensores-conteo-bicicleta-bogota-d-c

Interoperability & Open Standards · Vendor-neutral procurement

Bogota promotes the exchange of free software platforms among its entities, indicating an effort towards vendor neutrality.

https://bogota.gov.co/mi-ciudad/gestion-publica/bogota-promueve-intercambio-de-plataformas-de-software-libre-entre-entidades

About this assessment

Bogota 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.