// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Allula?
Allula scores 44.8% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #134 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
44.8%
Rank
#134 / 213
Criteria present
25 / 82
Evidence coverage
59.8%
Allula's smart city score by area
5 present · 7 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
6 present · 7 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
Where Allula is strong
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸Outcome Measurement & KPIs
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
The Royal Commission for AlUla (rcu.gov.sa) hosts an 'open-data-library' which includes specific datasets like 'alula-establishments-summary', indicating the presence of an official open data portal.
https://www.rcu.gov.sa/en/open-data-library/Open Data by Default · Open licensing & terms
The national open data portal for Saudi Arabia provides a 'terms of use' page, which would outline the clear open licenses and reuse terms for the data.
https://open.data.gov.sa/ar/terms-of-useInteroperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) provides an official open data portal, indicating a commitment to open data practices.
https://www.rcu.gov.sa/en/open-data/Smart Water & Waste · Water/waste open data
The Royal Commission for AlUla has an open data portal and provides datasets, including one specifically on agriculture crops water consumption, demonstrating the availability of water-related open data.
https://www.rcu.gov.sa/en/dataset/alula-agriculture-crops-water-consumption/About this assessment
Allula 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.