// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Buraidah?
Buraidah scores 18.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #354 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
18.1%
Rank
#354 / 386
Criteria present
9 / 86
Evidence coverage
27.9%
Buraidah's smart city score by area
2 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 9 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
1 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
0 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
Where Buraidah is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Digital Government Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) operates a 'General Data Portal' (بوابة البيانات العامة) which provides data to help users make decisions, as stated on its official website.
https://sso.scfhs.org.sa/Home/IndexDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The "Balady" platform, managed by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, serves as an integrated online portal and mobile application for service providers to access and deliver municipal-related services to the public in Saudi Arabia.
https://momah.gov.sa/ar/node/15122Education & Digital Skills · Digital-skills / inclusion programme
The "Madrasati platform" is an educational platform that supports electronic learning tools and aims to achieve educational goals for curricula and courses, helping students adapt to the digital requirements of the present and future. Another platform, "Mad…
https://sites.moe.gov.sa/Sharqia/services/service-23/Education & Digital Skills · Connected schools / e-learning
The "Madrasati platform" is an electronic learning management system that provides various electronic educational tools for students of all levels and teachers. The "Madrasatye platform" also serves as an e-learning platform for secondary students, offering…
https://sites.moe.gov.sa/Sharqia/services/service-23/About this assessment
Buraidah 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.