// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Medina?

Medina scores 48.8% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #120 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

48.8%

Rank

#120 / 213

Criteria present

26 / 82

Evidence coverage

65.9%

Medina's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation65%

8 present · 6 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed

Mobility42%

2 present · 6 partial · 4 absent · 4 not assessed

Environment & Resources50%

4 present · 8 partial · 4 absent · 1 not assessed

Governance & People81%

10 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed

Economy & Method75%

2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed

Where Medina is strong

  • Digital Government / e-Services
  • Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
  • Digital Twin
  • Smart Water & Waste
  • Resilience & Climate Adaptation

Where the gaps are

  • Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
  • Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
  • Innovation Ecosystem
  • Smart Energy & Buildings
  • Interoperability & Open Standards

Evidence highlights

Open Data by Default · Official open data portal

The city of Medina has an official open data portal, as indicated by the URL "amana-md.gov.sa/Pages/OpenData/Home.aspx", which points to an open data home page for the Medina municipality.

https://www.amana-md.gov.sa/Pages/OpenData/Home.aspx

Interoperability & Open Standards · Open data standards

The Medina Municipality (Amana of Medina) has an "Open Data" section on its official website, including "OpenDataServices," indicating the adoption of open data initiatives. Saudi Arabia also has a national open data portal.

https://www.amana-md.gov.sa/KnowledgeCenter/OpenData/Pages/default.aspx

EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Transport decarbonisation plan

The Isle of Wight, including Medina, has a 'Mission Zero Climate and Environment Strategy 2021-2040' and a 'Draft Island Planning Strategy - Section 9 Transport' which include targets and plans for transport decarbonisation.

https://www.iow.gov.uk/council-and-councillors/council-and-democracy/the-council/mission-zero-climate-and-environment-strategy-2021-2040/

Outcome Measurement & KPIs · City KPI / indicator framework

The Medina Municipality website includes a page for 'Service Performance Statistics,' which indicates the presence of a framework for measuring city performance.

https://www.amana-md.gov.sa/Services/Pages/SVC-Perf-Stats.aspx

About this assessment

Medina 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.