{"slug": "almaty-recognized-among-the-worlds-leading-smart-cities", "title": "Almaty recognized among the world’s leading smart cities", "summary": "Almaty ranked 38th in the inaugural Intelligent Cities Index 2026 by Boston Consulting Group, scoring 62 out of 100 and outperforming Jakarta, Rome, Milan, Melbourne, Delhi and São Paulo. The index evaluates how cities use digital technologies and AI to improve public services and quality of life, placing Almaty in the 'emerging' intelligent cities group. London topped the ranking with 85 points, followed by Dubai, New York City, Washington and Amsterdam.", "body_md": "# Almaty recognized among the world’s leading smart cities\n\nAlmaty has secured 38th place in the inaugural Intelligent Cities Index 2026 compiled by [Boston Consulting Group (BCG)](https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/how-ai-is-shaping-intelligent-cities), [Qazinform News Agency](https://qazinform.com) reports.\n\nKazakhstan’s largest city received an overall score of 62 out of 100, placing ahead of Jakarta, Rome, Milan, Melbourne, Delhi and São Paulo.\n\nThe index assesses how effectively cities use digital technologies and artificial intelligence to improve public services, residents’ quality of life and economic opportunities.\n\nAlmaty was included in the group of “emerging” intelligent cities. The report indicates that the city has already adopted a range of AI-enabled solutions, although their number remains below the average among the locations studied.\n\nAt the same time, Almaty performed comparatively well in terms of outcomes for residents.\n\nAlmaty also appeared among cities where the use of smart city applications and residents’ satisfaction with them are broadly aligned.\n\nIn addition, the city demonstrated a relatively balanced combination of technological infrastructure and so-called soft enablers, including access to talent, investment and innovation ecosystems.\n\nLondon topped the global ranking with 85 points. Dubai, New York City, Washington and Amsterdam completed the top five.\n\nBCG evaluated 61 cities across 39 countries using 35 indicators. The assessment covered five areas: outcomes, strategy, technology adoption, ways of working and enabling conditions, including digital infrastructure, funding and skilled personnel.\n\nEarlier, [Qazinform](https://qazinform.com) News Agency [reported](https://qazinform.com/news/almaty-astana-climb-in-global-best-student-cities-ranking-6e7f7f/amp) that 20 Kazakh universities were included in the QS World University Rankings 2027.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/almaty-recognized-among-the-worlds-leading-smart-cities", "canonical_source": "https://qazinform.com/news/almaty-recognized-among-the-worlds-leading-smart-cities-f234d2", "published_at": "2026-07-29 13:13:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-29 13:26:10.455854+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Almaty", "Boston Consulting Group", "London", "Dubai", "New York City", "Washington", "Amsterdam", "Qazinform News Agency"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/almaty-recognized-among-the-worlds-leading-smart-cities", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/almaty-recognized-among-the-worlds-leading-smart-cities.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/almaty-recognized-among-the-worlds-leading-smart-cities.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/almaty-recognized-among-the-worlds-leading-smart-cities.jsonld"}}