Riyadh jumps 23 spots in Smart City Index 2021 to rank 30th globally

29/10/2021 Argaam


The City of Riyadh


Riyadh moved up 23 places in the Institute for Management Development's (IMD) 2021 Smart City Index to rank 30th globally and 3rd regionally among a total of 118 cities worldwide.

 

The survey measures residents’ satisfaction about five main aspects in their city, namely health and safety, mobility, activities, opportunities, and governance.

 

Meanwhile, Madinah came second, ranking 73rd globally and 4th regionally.

 

The two cities made a great progress in digital transformation, data, and artificial intelligence (AI), in addition to adoption of the latest digital technologies and solutions, as well as speed and flexibility in processing digital government transactions, digital identity services, and ease of starting new businesses and reducing waiting times.

 

Meanwhile, Singapore came first globally in the 2021 survey, followed by Zurich, and then Oslo.

  

World’s Top 10 Smart Cities in 2021

No.

City

Country

1

Singapore

Singapore

2

Zurich

Switzerland

3

Oslo

Norway

4

Taipei

Taiwan

5

Lausanne

Switzerland

6

Helsinki

Finland

7

Copenhagen

Denmark

8

Geneva

Switzerland

9

Auckland

New Zealand

10

Bilbao

Spain

 

On the other hand, Abu Dhabi ranked 28th globally, advancing 14 spots in the 2021 survey. It was followed by Dubai that came 29th globally and 2nd regionally.
 

Top 5 Arab Cities in Smart City Index 2021

 

No.

City

Country

Global Rank

1

Abu Dhabi

UAE

28

2

Dubai

UAE

29

3

Riyadh

Saudi Arabia

30

4

Medina

Saudi Arabia

73

5

Rabat

Morocco

103

 

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