// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Osaka?
Osaka scores 43.7% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #138 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
43.7%
Rank
#138 / 213
Criteria present
31 / 82
Evidence coverage
50%
Osaka's smart city score by area
9 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 8 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
9 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Osaka is strong
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Open Data by Default
Where the gaps are
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Osaka City and Osaka Prefecture both operate official open data portals, with specific domains like data.city.osaka.lg.jp and data.bodik.jp/dataset/pref-osaka.
https://data.bodik.jp/dataset/pref-osakaOpen Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
Programmatic access to data is available through APIs, specifically for transportation data via the Open Data Platform for Transportation (ODPT).
https://www.odpt.org/api/City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Central data platform / urban OS
Osaka operates an official city data portal, data.city.osaka.lg.jp, which serves as a central repository for city data.
https://data.city.osaka.lg.jp/City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Data sharing / exchange
Osaka provides an official city data portal (data.city.osaka.lg.jp) which facilitates the sharing of public data.
https://data.city.osaka.lg.jp/About this assessment
Osaka 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.