In Russia, an intelligent system called KISA (Knowledge-based Intelligence for Sustainability Assessment) has been launched. It determines which regions of the country are most comfortable to live in. The development by Perm Polytechnic and the Higher School of Economics analyzes Rosstat statistics from 2000 to 2024 and scores regions across dozens of criteria—ranging from ecology and infrastructure levels to employment and business activity.
The main novelty is the shift away from subjective expert judgments: the system replaces expert opinion with data analysis. KISA calculations are claimed to be 16 times cheaper and faster than traditional methods, and the agreement with independent assessments is 68%. According to the developers, what previously took weeks and dozens of specialists can now be done in three minutes.
The user receives a report and an interactive color map in which regions are grouped into four categories. Such tools are intended to make regional planning more transparent and evidence-based. In the future, the system plans to add a feature to forecast 10 years ahead, to help both government bodies and ordinary citizens make strategically important decisions without relying on guesses and speculation.
