// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Najran?
Najran scores 11.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #240 of 256 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
11.6%
Rank
#240 / 256
Criteria present
6 / 86
Evidence coverage
17.4%
Najran's smart city score by area
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 8 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 4 absent · 9 not assessed
Where Najran is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the gaps are
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The Balady platform, managed by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing in Saudi Arabia, serves as an integrated online portal providing various municipal services to the public and service providers in a single platform.
https://momah.gov.sa/ar/node/15122Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Saudi Arabia operates a "National Single Sign-On" system, indicating that residents can access services via a digital identity.
https://www.iam.gov.sa/Housing & Urban Planning · Online planning / permits
The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing in Saudi Arabia provides e-services for various permits, including 'Issue Roads Work Permit Application', 'Digging Permits', 'Issue Sidewalks Work Permit Application', and 'Issuance of a Building Component Occupanc…
https://www.momah.gov.sa/Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data
Najran University reports having over 22,000 enrolled students and over 40,000 graduates. For the academic year 1446 AH, there were 6,217 new students and 23,000 enrolled students, and 3,463 graduates for the year 1445 AH.
https://studyinsaudi.moe.gov.sa/Universities/Details/28About this assessment
Najran was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 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.