// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Taif?
Taif scores 29.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #363 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
29.7%
Rank
#363 / 388
Criteria present
18 / 86
Evidence coverage
40.7%
Taif's smart city score by area
4 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 5 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 4 absent · 7 not assessed
0 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
Where Taif is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the gaps are
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing operates an "Open Data" portal where users can view and download various datasets in machine-readable formats like XLS and CSV.
https://momrah.gov.sa/ar/open-dataOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Saudi Post (SPL) provides a National Address API that allows programmatic access for sharing and exchanging data and information related to the geographical database and national addresses.
https://splonline.com.sa/en/national-address-api/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The 'Balady' platform, provided by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, is described as an integrated electronic service platform that supports all types of service providers to offer high-quality services to the public in Saudi Arabia.
https://momah.gov.sa/ar/node/15122Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data
Taif University reports a total of 42,765 students and 13,400 graduates, providing specific education provision data for the institution.
https://www.tu.edu.sa/About this assessment
Taif was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 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.