// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Jeddah?
Jeddah scores 51.1% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #113 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
51.1%
Rank
#113 / 213
Criteria present
34 / 82
Evidence coverage
59.8%
Jeddah's smart city score by area
7 present · 8 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
15 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Jeddah is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
Where the gaps are
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
Evidence highlights
Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics · AI/algorithm transparency
The Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) has launched an AI Adoption Framework to accelerate responsible AI and published "Principles and Controls of AI Ethics" as a national ethics framework to guide AI development and use.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2217019Innovation Ecosystem · Smart city strategy & funding
The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing is applying smart city concepts in five major Saudi cities, including Jeddah, as part of initiatives contributing to Saudi Vision 2030. Jeddah has also joined a global urban planning accelerator.
https://www.momrah.gov.sa/en/initiatives-contributing-2030/applying-smart-city-concepts-five-major-citiesOpen Data by Default · Updates, metadata & freshness
A National Data Index is in place, designed based on global best practices, and over 440 government systems are indexed, indicating documented metadata and efforts to ensure data quality and freshness through continuous feeding of a national data lake.
https://data.gov.sa/arPublic Safety & Emergency Response · Public alerting
The official 998 emergency services website for Saudi Arabia suggests the presence of public alerting and emergency communication systems.
https://www.998.gov.sa/About this assessment
Jeddah 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.