// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Oslo?

Oslo scores 75.1% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #36 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

75.1%

Rank

#36 / 213

Criteria present

55 / 82

Evidence coverage

81.7%

Oslo's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation87%

14 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed

Mobility81%

12 present · 2 partial · 2 absent

Environment & Resources91%

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

Governance & People88%

13 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed

Economy & Method94%

7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent

Where Oslo is strong

  • EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
  • Smart Energy & Buildings
  • Digital Government / e-Services
  • Outcome Measurement & KPIs
  • Open Data by Default

Where the gaps are

  • Citizen Engagement & Participation
  • Smart Water & Waste
  • Resilience & Climate Adaptation
  • Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
  • Public Safety & Emergency Response

Evidence highlights

City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Operational dashboards / city ops center

Oslo has a "climate-dashboard" as part of its Smart Oslo projects, indicating the presence of operational dashboards.

https://www.oslo.kommune.no/politics-and-administration/smart-oslo/projects/climate-dashboard/

Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS) · Unified journey-planning app

Oslo has a unified journey-planning app called 'Ruter app' which allows users to plan journeys across public transport modes like metro, tram, bus, and ferry.

https://ruter.no/en/plan-journey/the-ruter-app

Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS) · Integrated ticketing / single payment

The Ruter app allows users to purchase tickets for public transport, indicating an integrated ticketing system for the city's public transport network.

https://ruter.no/en/plan-journey/the-ruter-app

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

Entur, Norway's national journey planner, provides up-to-the-minute information for public transport across the country, including Oslo, and offers developer resources for real-time data. The local operator Ruter's app also allows users to plan journeys and…

https://developer.entur.org/pages-real-time-intro

About this assessment

Oslo 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.