City assessment
How smart is Fujairah?
Fujairah scores 22.3% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #384 of 386 by smart reach and #384 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 51 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 19 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#384 / 386
Smart score
22.3%
Evidenced rank
#384 / 387
Criteria present
13 / 86
Evidence coverage
32.6%
Fujairah's smart city score by area
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 10 not yet assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not yet assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 11 not yet assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 7 not yet assessed
3 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 4 not yet assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 2 not yet assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 5 not yet assessed
Where Fujairah is strong
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development · 3 absent
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience · 3 absent
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Health & Digital Health · 2 partial
- ▸Digital Government Services · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
51 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Active & Shared Mobility4 of 4
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure4 of 4
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information4 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles4 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy4 of 4
- Air Quality & Monitoring3 of 3
- Climate Action & Emissions3 of 3
- Green Space & Biodiversity3 of 3
- Open Data & Transparency3 of 4
- Climate Adaptation & Heat2 of 3
- Culture, Tourism & Recreation2 of 2
- Energy & Smart Grid2 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency2 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin2 of 3
- Water & Sanitation2 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Digital Government Services1 of 4
- Health & Digital Health1 of 3
- Housing & Urban Planning1 of 3
- Inclusion & Civic Participation1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Etihad Water and Electricity offers an 'Instant Payment Service' and 'Payment for multiple accounts' through its electronic services, listing various payment methods including automated devices, banks, and exchange houses.
https://etihadwe.ae/Housing & Urban Planning · Affordable housing programme
The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in the UAE provides a 'Housing Assistance Request' service, indicating the availability of housing assistance programs within the country, which would include Fujairah.
https://moei.gov.ae/en/services/housing-assistance-request.aspxDisaster Risk & Resilience · Flood / hazard management
Hazard mapping data is available for Fujairah, indicating a 'Medium' risk for river flood, 'Low' for urban flood, and 'No Data' for coastal flood.
https://www.thinkhazard.org/en/report/2559-united-arab-emirates-fujayrah/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
The Fujairah Statistics Center website includes a 'Dashboard' section, indicating the presence of a data visualization interface.
https://www.fscfuj.gov.ae/About this assessment
Fujairah was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 19 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.