THE ROLE OF EU IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCEPT FOR SMART CITIES DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

In the last two decades, the so-called concept of a smart city is one of the central axes surrounding the theoretical and empirical development of urban centers. As a result, in recent years parallel to the expansion of this concept in urban centers, there is a great consensus on the national and international level for the full further development of this concept. The goal of this paper is to analyze the international support for the development of the so-called. concept of a smart city or EU organized support for the development of this concept. In doing so, the emphasis will be on organized support through the network of EU funds to support the development of a smart city in various areas of human life. The research will use the content analysis method and the historical method. The results of the research provide a detailed picture of the EU support system for the concept of a smart city. The conclusions from the research point to certain statements regarding the further development of the EU support for the concept of a smart city.