// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Astana?
Astana scores 40.4% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #157 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
40.4%
Rank
#157 / 213
Criteria present
25 / 82
Evidence coverage
48.8%
Astana's smart city score by area
7 present · 3 partial · 5 absent · 6 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 8 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 5 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
Where Astana is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸Outcome Measurement & KPIs
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Where the gaps are
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Astana, as part of Kazakhstan, has access to an official government open data portal at data.egov.kz, which serves as a public, machine-readable data source.
https://data.egov.kzOpen Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
The official Kazakhstan government open data portal (data.egov.kz) provides programmatic access to data, as evidenced by a URL containing "api/v4".
https://data.egov.kz/cms/api/v4Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The official government data portal for Kazakhstan includes a section for "ecological monitoring," which implies the existence of a network for monitoring environmental factors, including air quality.
https://data.egov.kz/datasets/view?index=ekologicheskiy-monitoringAir-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Real-time AQ open data
The official government data portal for Kazakhstan provides datasets for "ecological monitoring," indicating that air quality data is available as open data.
https://data.egov.kz/datasets/view?index=ekologicheskiy-monitoringAbout this assessment
Astana was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 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 — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.