Socio-political aspects of the implementation of smart urbanism projects

The development and implementation of digital monitoring and management projects in leading urban centers is a current trend in urban development processes and the provision of modern municipal services. Digitalization of urban management processes based on information and communication technologies and artificial intelligence is designed to address issues of digital economy development, improving the comfort of citizens, energy efficiency, and environmental friendliness. However, the implementation of smart urbanism projects also carries significant socio-political aspects associated with a significant transformation of the system and forms of urban policy, issues of forming the public-private nature of urban management, processes related to local identity, as well as in the field of international political activities of cities. The relevance of the study is also due to the intensification of the processes of implementing smart urbanism projects in leading urban centers. Digital urban infrastructure has become almost mandatory for the successful development of global cities. Large cities and capitals of states also implement these projects to one degree or another. Thus, the objective of this research is to study the main socio-political aspects and factors inherent in the concept of a smart city in order to successfully and harmoniously implement these projects.