// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Taif?
Taif scores 14.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #234 of 256 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
14.3%
Rank
#234 / 256
Criteria present
9 / 86
Evidence coverage
19.8%
Taif's smart city score by area
2 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 11 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
Where Taif is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The 'Balady' platform, provided by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, is described as an integrated electronic service platform that supports all types of service providers to offer high-quality services to the public in Saudi Arabia.
https://momah.gov.sa/ar/node/15122Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Saudi Arabia has a 'National Single Sign-On' (النفاذ الوطني الموحد) described as a highly secured, trusted, and reliable identity platform for online services across the Kingdom.
https://www.iam.gov.sa/ar/index.htmlClimate Adaptation & Heat · Nature-based / SuDS solutions
The Middle East Green Initiative, led by Saudi Arabia, includes a target of planting 50 billion trees across the Middle East to reduce climate change impacts, which is a nature-based solution for environmental resilience.
https://www.sgi.gov.sa/ar-sa/about-mgi/Housing & Urban Planning · Online planning / permits
The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing in Saudi Arabia offers e-services for issuing various permits, including roads work permits, sidewalks work permits, and building component occupancy certificates, which can be started electronically.
https://momrah.gov.sa/About this assessment
Taif 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.