// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Hangzhou?
Hangzhou scores 55.4% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #97 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
55.4%
Rank
#97 / 213
Criteria present
39 / 82
Evidence coverage
63.4%
Hangzhou's smart city score by area
12 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 10 not assessed
10 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
9 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Hangzhou is strong
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Where the gaps are
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Hangzhou operates an official open data portal at data.hangzhou.gov.cn, which provides comprehensive public data services including data download and query.
https://data.hangzhou.gov.cn/Open Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
The Hangzhou open data platform offers programmatic access to data through API calls, as indicated by the URL data.hangzhou.gov.cn/open/api and the service descriptions.
https://data.hangzhou.gov.cn/open/apiOpen Data by Default · High-value dataset coverage
The Hangzhou open data portal features a dedicated section for 'high-value-datasets', indicating coverage of such data.
https://data.hangzhou.gov.cn/open/high-value-datasetsPervasive IoT Sensing · Deployed sensor networks
Hangzhou's 'City Brain' system includes 11 major systems, such as policing and traffic, with 48 application scenarios, and monitors 475 urban vital signs indicators, indicating extensive deployed sensor networks for various city functions.
https://hwyst.hangzhou.com.cn/z/csdn/index.htmAbout this assessment
Hangzhou 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.