// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Islamabad?
Islamabad scores 38.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #246 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
38.6%
Rank
#246 / 386
Criteria present
25 / 86
Evidence coverage
50%
Islamabad's smart city score by area
5 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 5 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
Where Islamabad is strong
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Evidence highlights
Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
The Wikivoyage travel guide for Islamabad lists "By bus" under its "Get around" section, indicating the presence of a bus network in the city.
https://en.m.wikivoyage.org/wiki/IslamabadEnergy & Smart Grid · Building energy efficiency programme
Pakistan has an Energy Conservation Building Code 2023 (ECBC-2023) which was approved on March 24, 2023, and the Federal Minister for Energy is working to ensure its inclusion in building laws across jurisdictions, including cities like Islamabad.
https://www.neeca.gov.pk/Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data
The Directorate General of Basic Education Community Schools (BECS) conducts enrollment campaigns for out-of-school children and provides lists of schools and adult literacy centers in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). The Federal Board of Intermediate and…
https://www.becs.gov.pk/Education & Digital Skills · Digital-skills / inclusion programme
The DigiPAKISTAN National Skills Development Initiative aims to transform Pakistani youth into a productive workforce by providing state-of-the-art IT skills and increasing access to high-quality education for everyone, anywhere and anytime.
https://www.digipakistan.org/About this assessment
Islamabad 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.