// 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
8 present · 6 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 4 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 8 partial · 4 absent · 1 not assessed
10 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
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.aspxInteroperability & 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.aspxEV & 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.aspxAbout 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.