// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Hail?
Hail scores 30.8% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #198 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
30.8%
Rank
#198 / 213
Criteria present
18 / 82
Evidence coverage
40.2%
Hail's smart city score by area
3 present · 4 partial · 6 absent · 8 not assessed
0 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
1 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 9 not assessed
11 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Hail is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Outcome Measurement & KPIs
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
The Hail Municipality has an official open data portal accessible at amanathail.gov.sa/OpenData/.
https://www.amanathail.gov.sa/OpenData/Interoperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
The Municipality of Hail (Amanat Hail) has an 'Open Data' section on its official website, indicating the adoption or provision of open data.
https://www.amanathail.gov.sa/pages/services/opendataCitizen Engagement & Participation · 311-style issue reporting
The city of Hail provides 311-style issue reporting through its official municipality website and a national municipal services portal, allowing citizens to submit complaints.
https://www.amanathail.gov.sa/complains/Citizen Engagement & Participation · Participatory budgeting
A Saudi government platform, tafaul.gov.sa, explicitly offers participatory budgeting programs, which would be accessible to residents of Hail.
https://tafaul.gov.sa/ar/participation/participatory-budgetingAbout this assessment
Hail 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.