The International Institute for Management Development (IMD) has announced that the holy city of Makkah ranked 52nd in the world in the list of smart cities around the world, fifth in the Arab world and second in the Kingdom after the city of Riyadh.

The Holy Capital's progress in the International Administrative Development Index is an advancement in its level of readiness in the use of modern and advanced technologies globally, which reflects on raising and improving the quality of life of its residents, visitors and pilgrims, and makes it an attractive environment for investment and opportunity creation.

Makkah's services have contributed to the advancement of the Holy Capital in the International Administrative Development Index. <The services enjoyed by the Holy Capital have contributed to creating a sustainable urban environment, upgrading the level of services, enhancing community participation and efficient utilization of available resources in Makkah. <For his part, the CEO of Royal Commission for Makkah and Holy Sites, Engineer Saleh bin Ibrahim Al-Rasheed, said: "The Holy Capital has won an advanced global position in the list of smart cities, thanks to God and then thanks to the unlimited support that Makkah receives from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness the Crown Prince, Prime Minister, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for Makkah City, may God protect them, and the efforts exerted The efforts of all sectors operating in the geographical scope of Makkah, which work to enhance this global status and exert more efforts to make Makkah obtain more advanced positions that achieve the ambitions that our wise leadership seeks to achieve in serving the residents of Makkah and its visitors, and harnessing all capabilities to improve the quality of life."