Saudi: Riyadh climbs to 18th place in global smart city rankings

Saudi: Riyadh climbs to 18th place in global smart city rankings

Photographer: Waseem Obaidi/BloombergRiyadh has leapt up the ranking of the world's smart cities, according to the annual survey of residents' satisfaction conducted by the Swiss business school IMD.The Saudi capital jumped 18 places to finish 53rd out of a total of 109 cities, one of the biggest improvements in the 2020 survey. Its new placing put the city ahead of such established global hubs as Tokyo, Rome, Paris and Beijing.“According to the survey, which measures residents' satisfaction in the services and technologies available in their city, the residents of Riyadh are more satisfied with their city's offering than some of the most advanced cities of the world,” IMD said in a statement.Singapore came first in the 2020 survey, followed by Helsinki in Finland and Zurich in Switzerland.London rose five places