// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Cairo?
Cairo scores 44.6% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #136 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
44.6%
Rank
#136 / 213
Criteria present
27 / 82
Evidence coverage
54.9%
Cairo's smart city score by area
10 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 5 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed
9 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Cairo is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Outcome Measurement & KPIs
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Cairo has an official geoportal (geoportal.cairodc.gov.eg) and a data portal for transport (transportforcairo.com/data-portal), indicating the presence of public data portals.
http://geoportal.cairodc.gov.eg/server/rest/servicesOpen Data by Default · High-value dataset coverage
High-value datasets are covered, specifically geospatial data via the official geoportal and transport data through the transportforcairo.com data portal.
http://geoportal.cairodc.gov.eg/server/rest/servicesDigital Government / e-Services · Digital identity
Egypt has a national digital identity system called "EgyptPass" accessible via egyptpass.gov.eg.
https://egyptpass.gov.eg/Citizen Engagement & Participation · Participatory budgeting
The Egyptian Ministry of Finance website features a section on participatory budgeting, suggesting the existence of such programs at a national level that would include Cairo.
https://www.mof.gov.eg/en/p/participatory-budgetingAbout this assessment
Cairo 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.