// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Al Jahra?
Al Jahra scores 22.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #376 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
22.8%
Rank
#376 / 388
Criteria present
13 / 86
Evidence coverage
30.2%
Al Jahra's smart city score by area
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
Where Al Jahra is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Where the gaps are
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Evidence highlights
Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
City Group Co. operates a CityBus network with routes moving passengers, as indicated by the mention of 'Citybuses' and 'routes moving passengers'.
https://www.citygroupco.com/citybus-is-now-digital/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)
The CityBus Mobile App provides very accurate bus locations, arrival times, and journey times, supported by improved Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) technology that tracks buses on their routes.
https://www.citygroupco.com/citybus-is-now-digital/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Kuwait's Environmental Public Authority (EPA) plans to expand air quality measurement and control stations, indicating an existing network that measures various air pollutants.
https://www.beatona.net/Air Quality & Monitoring · Real-time air-quality data
The Beatona portal provides an application that displays the air quality index throughout Kuwait in real-time, including concentrations of various air pollutants.
https://www.beatona.net/About this assessment
Al Jahra was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-23 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.