// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Tabuk?
Tabuk scores 20.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #345 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
20.7%
Rank
#345 / 386
Criteria present
14 / 86
Evidence coverage
27.9%
Tabuk's smart city score by area
3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
Where Tabuk is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing in Saudi Arabia provides the "Balady" app and an online portal offering various municipal services such as commercial activity services, permits for pavement and road works, and certificates.
https://momah.gov.sa/ar/node/3453Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Saudi Arabia has a "National Single Sign-On" platform, "النفاذ الوطني الموحد", which serves as a highly secured and reliable identity platform for online services across the Kingdom, which residents of Tabuk would use.
https://www.iam.gov.sa/ar/index.htmlDigital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
The "Balady" app provides a "940 reports service" for citizens to submit new reports, follow up on existing ones, and send complaints, while the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing also offers a digital reporting service for complaints and suggestions.
https://momah.gov.sa/ar/node/3453Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data
The University of Tabuk accepted 5,587 students, indicating available enrollment data for the institution.
https://studyinsaudi.moe.gov.sa/Universities/Details/21About this assessment
Tabuk 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.