// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Cairo?
Cairo scores 29.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #304 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
29.3%
Rank
#304 / 386
Criteria present
18 / 86
Evidence coverage
39.5%
Cairo's smart city score by area
5 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
0 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
Where Cairo is strong
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The 'Data Portal - Transport for Cairo' provides access to transport-related data, which is considered a high-value dataset.
https://data.transportforcairo.com/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The "Digital Egypt" platform serves as a unified official portal for most government transactions, offering access to over 130 government services and allowing users to pay fees electronically.
https://digital.gov.eg/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Egypt has a "Unified Digital Identity Platform" (Egypt Pass) that provides citizens and residents with a single digital account for secure access to all government services, enabling electronic application, signing, and follow-up.
https://di.gov.eg/Air Quality & Monitoring · Real-time air-quality data
A visual map of real-time air quality index for Cairo is available, providing live air quality data.
https://aqicn.org/map/cairo/ar/About this assessment
Cairo was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-12 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. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.