// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Stirling?

Stirling, United Kingdom, scores 56.5% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #88 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

56.5%

Rank

#88 / 213

Criteria present

40 / 82

Evidence coverage

63.4%

Stirling's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation64%

7 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 7 not assessed

Mobility82%

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

Environment & Resources81%

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

Governance & People57%

11 present · 1 partial · 8 absent

Economy & Method50%

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

Where Stirling is strong

  • Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
  • EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
  • Resilience & Climate Adaptation
  • Digital Government / e-Services
  • Citizen Engagement & Participation

Where the gaps are

  • Innovation Ecosystem
  • Pervasive IoT Sensing
  • Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
  • Public Safety & Emergency Response
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange

Evidence highlights

Open Data by Default · Official open data portal

Stirling Council operates an official open data portal at data.stirling.gov.uk.

https://data.stirling.gov.uk/

Open Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access

The Stirling open data portal provides programmatic access to its data via an API, as indicated by the /api/search/v1 endpoint.

https://data.stirling.gov.uk/api/search/v1

Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Demand-responsive transit

Stirling Council explicitly offers demand-responsive transport services for rural areas.

https://www.stirling.gov.uk/roads-transport-streets/public-transport/demand-responsive-transport-for-rural-areas/

EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Public EV charging network

Stirling Council provides information on electric vehicle charging, indicating the presence of a public EV charging network.

https://www.stirling.gov.uk/roads-transport-and-parking/electric-vehicle-charging/

About this assessment

Stirling 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.