// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Putrajaya?

Putrajaya scores 18% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #314 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

18%

Rank

#314 / 385

Criteria present

9 / 86

Evidence coverage

26.7%

Putrajaya's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation65%

4 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed

Mobility & Transport0%

0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate0%

0 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 10 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste50%

0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion50%

2 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment43%

2 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model36%

1 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 7 not assessed

Where Putrajaya is strong

  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Food Security & Urban Agriculture
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • Digital Government Services
  • Inclusion & Civic Participation

Where the gaps are

  • Climate Action & Emissions
  • Public Safety & Emergency
  • Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Health & Digital Health

Evidence highlights

Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data

Malaysia's official open data portal, data.gov.my, provides a dataset on 'Public Education Institutions by District' as of 2022, which includes the number of primary, secondary, and tertiary public education institutions at national, state, and district lev…

https://www.data.gov.my/

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

Malaysia operates an official open data portal, data.gov.my, which serves as a central hub for the nation's open data and includes a data catalogue.

https://www.data.gov.my/

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

Malaysia's official open data portals publish various high-value datasets, including economic indicators, population statistics, and transport-related data such as car popularity, vehicle registrations, and public transport exploration.

https://open.dosm.gov.my/

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

Both Malaysia's official open data portal (data.gov.my) and the OpenDOSM platform provide programmatic API access to their datasets, indicated by "API Docs" in their navigation.

https://open.dosm.gov.my/

About this assessment

Putrajaya was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 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.