// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Astana?
Astana scores 42.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #227 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
42.4%
Rank
#227 / 386
Criteria present
27 / 86
Evidence coverage
54.7%
Astana's smart city score by area
6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 5 absent · 3 not assessed
1 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 6 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Astana is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Kazakhstan operates an official open data portal at data.egov.kz, which provides access to various datasets categorized by government agencies and external users.
https://data.egov.kzOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The data.egov.kz portal publishes high-value datasets, including real-time bus movement data (transport) and atmospheric air pollution monitoring data (environment), and mentions "Open Budgets" as a component.
https://data.egov.kz/api/v4/atmosferalyk_aua_lastanuy_moni1/v57?apiKey=yourApiKeyOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The data.egov.kz open data portal provides programmatic API access to its datasets, with a dedicated section for developers including API descriptions and a list of services, as evidenced by an API endpoint for atmospheric air pollution monitoring.
https://data.egov.kz/api/v4/atmosferalyk_aua_lastanuy_moni1/v57?apiKey=yourApiKeyActive & Shared Mobility · Bike / e-scooter sharing scheme
The official website for "City Transportation Systems" (CTS) in Astana mentions a "Bicycle rental system" and specifically refers to a "VELOSHERING SERVICE VELOBIKE.KZ SYSTEM."
https://cts.gov.kz/About this assessment
Astana 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.