// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Milan?
Milan scores 67.1% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #54 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
67.1%
Rank
#54 / 213
Criteria present
44 / 82
Evidence coverage
79.3%
Milan's smart city score by area
8 present · 9 partial · 4 absent
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
12 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
11 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Milan is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
Where the gaps are
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
Evidence highlights
Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT
The Lombardy region, where Milan is located, provides GTFS-Static and GTFS-Realtime data, indicating the availability of real-time transit information.
https://www.e015.regione.lombardia.it/catalogo-api-view/-/asset_publisher/n2V9y1ZFg8zB/content/gtfs-static-e-real-timeReal-time Public Transit Intelligence · Open transit data
Italy has a national open data portal (dati.gov.it), and the Lombardy region, where Milan is located, provides GTFS-Static and GTFS-Realtime data, indicating the availability of open transit data.
https://www.dati.gov.it/view-datasetAir-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Low/clean-air emission zone
Milan has an established low-emission zone called "Area B," which restricts access and circulation for the most polluting vehicles across a large part of the city.
https://www.comune.milano.it/argomenti/mobilita/area-bCitizen Engagement & Participation · Online consultation platform
Milan has multiple online platforms for citizen participation and consultation, including "Milano Partecipa" run by the Municipality of Milan, and "PartecipaMi" for the metropolitan area.
https://partecipazione.comune.milano.it/About this assessment
Milan 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.