In 2018 the city of Almaty was ranked 25 out of 40 cities in the United Nations ' Online Service Index Local 2018.
According to Mercer's Quality of Living 2019 rating, Almaty ranked 177th out of 231 cities.
According to the Innovation Cities Index 2018 and European Smart Cities – a model of European smart cities, Nur-Sultan was ranked 460th out of 500 cities, and Almaty-400th out of 500 cities.
"Our Department together with the IDC Agency (International Data Corporation) conducted a survey of branch offices of the mayor's office of Astana on issues of economy, transport, environment, security and digitalization. As a result of the above-mentioned work, Astana city is included in the international rating of "smart" cities according to IDC, " said Alisher abdikadyrov, head of the Department for investment and business development of Astana.
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