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Four cities in Saudi Arabia - Riyadh, Makkah, Jeddah, and Madinah - have ranked high in the IMD Smart City Index (SCI) list for 2023, reported SPA.

The Saudi capital maintained its position as the 3rd Arab city in the IMD Smart City Index (SCI) 2023, which saw for the first time the cities of Makkah, Jeddah, and Madinah included in the observatory, ranking 4th, 5th and 7th respectively.

Dr. Abdul Aziz Bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh, acting vice president of support affairs, pointed out that out of more than 56 governmental authorities that were subjected to an intensive screening program to determine their success applying the practices of e-governance, SCTA ranked first with 83.19 percent (Full Achievement) - from the conceptual point to the provision of intended services.

Damit, dass die Schweiz in Sachen E-Government keinen Spitzenplatz belegt, hat man sich inzwischen abgefunden. Dass wir aber unter dem Durchschnitt der osteuropäischen Schwellenländer bewertet werden, sollte mehr als ein wenig zu denken geben. Die amerikanische Brown University hat für ihre E-Government-Rangliste 1935 Regierungs-Webseiten von 198 Staaten untersucht.

Die Schaffhauser haben es am besten. Wenn sie auf der Homepage ihres Kantons etwas suchen, werden sie am schnellsten fündig. In der Fachsprache der Studie, die alle 26 Webauftritte untersucht hat, heisst das: «Schaffhausen ist digital am nächsten beim Bürger.» In dieser Kategorie finden sich hinter den Nordschweizern Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Graubünden, Zug und Waadt.

Bereits zum vierten Mal hat ein Berner Institut die Internetauftritte der Kantone getestet. Resultat: Punkto Bürgernähe schneiden Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden und Graubünden am besten ab.

Das private Berner Institut für angewandte Argumentenforschung (IFAA) unter der Leitung des Politologen Christoph Glauser führte die wissenschaftliche und computergestützte ArgYou-Studie im Auftrag der Kantone durch, wie es in einer Medienmitteilung heisst. Heute wurde die Studie in Bern den Medien vorgestellt.

Das private Berner Institut unter der Leitung des Politologen Christoph Glauser führte die wissenschaftliche und computergestützte ArgYou-Studie im Auftrag der Kantone bereits zum vierten Mal durch, wie es in einer Medienmitteilung heisst. Am Donnerstag wurde die Studie in Bern den Medien vorgestellt.

Stockholm has claimed the Smart City 2019 award for its GrowSmarter project at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona.

The Swedish capital was commended for its ‘innovation, openness and connectivity’ and efforts to improve living conditions for residents.

GrowSmarter brings together the public and private sectors to integrate 12 smart city solutions across energy, infrastructure and mobility.

According to the 2025 Smart City Index, the most inclusive urban destinations in the world are Shanghai, Singapore, Wellington, Munich, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Beijing, Prague, Stockholm, and Canberra. These cities are ranked at the top due to their innovation in urban design and ease of access to public services. The strategic urban hype, barrier-free urban zones, and tech access— like real-time navigation to accessibility features— allow these cities to provide visitors a sense of ease in exploration. Shanghai has spent millions perfecting its subway and Amsterdam’s astonishing appendage of mellifluous bike pathways boasts its urban ecosystem. These cities visually and theoretically showcase accessibility and productivity alongside modern opulence, ease, and architectural beauty. They further redefine effortless urban ease and impress the world with unblemished urban vision.

In the scope of 4th Ministerial conference on e-government which took place in Lisbon in the framework of Portuguese Presidency of the European Union (EU) in September 2007, the results of annual measurement of European Commission (EC) about development of e-services in the Member states of EU were announced. This year's results show the excellent progress of Slovenia, which moved up from 7nt to 2nd place since the year 2006. Slovenia shares the 2nd place with Malta. The 1sth place is kept by Austria.

CANADA may top the global rankings for putting government and its services on the Internet, just ahead of Singapore, but it is not resting on its laurels.

Singapore has slipped to fourth place from third in the Cloud Readiness Index 2012, dragged down by below average scores in data privacy, and power grid and green policy.

According to the report by Asia's Cloud Computing Association (ACCA) released Tuesday, the country scored the highest in areas such as data sovereignty, e-government and ICT prioritization, and intellectual property (IP) protection. It ranked second international connectivity and fourth for broadband quality.

Based on six core dimensions, including economy, citizens, and governance

Singapore isn’t just a beautiful city full of scenic green spaces amidst shiny high-rise buildings. We’re big on the smarts too, as proven by the latest Smart City Index for 2025 – and there’s clearly much depth beneath our compactness.

Published by the International Society for Urban Informatics (ISUI), this Smart City Index 2025 ranking isn’t just about smartness in the traditional sense of the word, nor is it purely about technological advancements.

A global study of 34 nations saw the government here ranked highest on optimising productivity of ministries and departments through the use of infocomm technology. It was also singled out for 'big progress' on its government online portals.

Singapore is the smartest city in the world for the third year running, according to this year's Smart City Index.

Published by Swiss business school Institute of Management Development (IMD) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design last Thursday (Oct 28), the index ranks 118 cities by how "smart" they are.

According to the latest update by the 2023 Smart City Index, Singapore is the smartest city in Asia and the seventh smartest city in the world.

The index was published by The Smart City Observatory, which is a part of the Swiss business school Institute for Management Development (IMD). It ranks 141 cities based on how they use technology to address the challenges its citizens face, to be able to achieve a higher quality of life. The index ranked Zurich at the first spot, while Oslo was at the second. Canberra grabbed the third spot on this index.

Singapore has long been well-regarded for its admirable vista, opulent foliage, and exceptional development. In the current year, the Lion City earned a new distinction by being named one of Asia’s smartest capitals, according to the newest Smart City Index by the International Society for Urban Informatics (ISUI), featured in a recent story of Time Out.

Classified as the 21st in the world and 5th in Asia, Singapore’s spot strengthens its rank as a trailblazer in smart inner-city development. Thus far, there is one question that continues to nag — can technology really solve all of the city’s glitches and difficulties?

Dive Brief:

• Singapore topped the Switzerland-based Institute for Management Development (IMD) and the Singapore University for Technology and Design’s (SUTD) third Smart City Index this year, followed by Zurich and Oslo, Norway.
• New York City was ranked as the smartest North American city, landing at the twelfth spot on the global list. Los Angeles (31), Washington D.C. (35), Seattle (43) and Denver (45) followed as the top U.S. cities.
• The report ranks 118 global cities based on citizen perceptions of how technology can improve their lives, in addition to economic and social data retrieved from the UN Human Development Index. The report surveyed 120 residents from each city and 15,000 global urban residents total in July 2021, asking 39 questions on how residents feel about their cities based on "health and safety; mobility; activities; opportunities (work and school); and governance."