// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Swansea?
Swansea, United Kingdom, scores 56% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #92 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
56%
Rank
#92 / 213
Criteria present
40 / 82
Evidence coverage
62.2%
Swansea's smart city score by area
4 present · 4 partial · 4 absent · 9 not assessed
9 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
10 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
14 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Swansea is strong
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
Where the gaps are
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
Evidence highlights
Pervasive IoT Sensing · Deployed sensor networks
New smart sensors have been rolled out in Swansea to protect water users.
https://www.swanseabaynews.com/2024/01/28/new-smart-sensors-rolled-out-to-protect-swanseas-water-users/Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT
Traveline, a public transport information service for the UK, including Wales, offers live departures and real-time updates, and Adventure Travel Cymru provides a bus tracker.
https://www.traveline.info/Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Demand-responsive transit
Fflecsi, a demand-responsive bus service, operates in Wales.
https://www.fflecsi.wales/Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Open transit data
The UK government's open data portal lists transport data published by the City and County of Swansea, and Traveline Cymru provides data information for stakeholders.
https://data.gov.uk/search?q=swansea+transport&publishers%5B%5D=city-and-county-of-swanseaAbout this assessment
Swansea 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.