// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Vienna?

Vienna scores 62.2% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #68 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

62.2%

Rank

#68 / 213

Criteria present

46 / 82

Evidence coverage

65.9%

Vienna's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation87%

16 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed

Mobility79%

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

Environment & Resources68%

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

Governance & People85%

7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed

Economy & Method75%

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

Where Vienna is strong

  • Open Data by Default
  • Pervasive IoT Sensing
  • Digital Government / e-Services
  • Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
  • Interoperability & Open Standards

Where the gaps are

  • Public Safety & Emergency Response
  • Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
  • Outcome Measurement & KPIs
  • Smart Energy & Buildings
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange

Evidence highlights

Open Data by Default · Official open data portal

The City of Vienna publishes datasets on the national open data portal data.gv.at, with a specific filter available for 'Stadt Wien' (City of Vienna) datasets.

https://www.data.gv.at/

Pervasive IoT Sensing · Deployed sensor networks

Wien Energie has partnered with Actility to deploy a LoRaWAN IoT network in Vienna, indicating the presence of deployed sensor networks.

https://www.actility.com/wien-energie-partners-with-actility-to-deploy-lorawan-iot-network-in-vienna/

Pervasive IoT Sensing · IoT connectivity

Vienna has deployed LoRaWAN IoT connectivity, with Wien Energie establishing a LoRaWAN network and a community LoRaWAN network also existing.

https://www.actility.com/wien-energie-partners-with-actility-to-deploy-lorawan-iot-network-in-vienna/

Digital Twin · 3D city model / digital twin

Vienna has a 3D city map application, accessible via data.gv.at, which serves as a digital representation of the city.

https://www.data.gv.at/anwendungen/stadtplan3d/

About this assessment

Vienna 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.