// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Lisburn?

Lisburn, United Kingdom, scores 28.5% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #203 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

28.5%

Rank

#203 / 213

Criteria present

19 / 82

Evidence coverage

32.9%

Lisburn's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation85%

7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed

Mobility35%

4 present · 1 partial · 8 absent · 3 not assessed

Environment & Resources75%

4 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 11 not assessed

Governance & People39%

3 present · 1 partial · 5 absent · 11 not assessed

Economy & Method40%

1 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed

Where Lisburn is strong

  • Pervasive IoT Sensing
  • Interoperability & Open Standards
  • Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
  • Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
  • Resilience & Climate Adaptation

Where the gaps are

  • Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
  • Outcome Measurement & KPIs
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
  • Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
  • EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure

Evidence highlights

Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT

Translink provides Northern Ireland Railway Real-time Passenger Information, indicating real-time arrival data is available.

https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/translink-northern-ireland-railway-real-time-passenger-information

Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Open transit data

OpenDataNI.gov.uk provides various Translink datasets, including bus and rail stations, bus stop lists, bus routes, and timetable data for Northern Ireland.

https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/translink-bus-and-rail-stations

EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Public EV charging network

Weev provides public EV charging solutions and an EV charging network across Ireland, which includes Northern Ireland where Lisburn is located. The Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland also addresses EV charging for homes.

https://weev.ie/

Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring · GHG emissions inventory

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) maintains a Greenhouse Gas Inventory for Northern Ireland, which includes Lisburn.

https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/northern-ireland-greenhouse-gas-inventory

About this assessment

Lisburn 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.