The city of Hail has achieved a qualitative achievement by entering the Smart Cities Index, ranking 33rd out of 148 cities around the world, according to the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), in a move that reflects the rapid progress the city is witnessing in the path of transformation to Smart Cities.The index is based on a comprehensive assessment based on residents' opinions and focuses on the extent to which smart technologies and services improve the quality of daily life, as well as measuring the efficiency of digital infrastructure, ease of access to services, and the level of urban sustainability."

The index is based on a comprehensive assessment based on residents' opinions.<The results of the ranking showed Hail's excellence in a number of vital axes, most notably health and safety, mobility and urban services, in addition to economic opportunities and digital governance, which contributed to its position among the most developed cities in the world.

The index is based on a set of criteria that include the efficiency of resource management, the quality of the urban environment, the level of community interaction, and the extent of the use of modern technologies in providing services, which reflects the efforts made to develop the city and upgrade the experience of residents.

This achievement is the result of integrated work between various sectors, through the implementation of projects and