INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF SMART CITIES AS A NECESSARY CONDITION FOR ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 

Elena V. Balakhonova, Candidate of economical sciences, associate professor of the sub-department of marketing, commerce and service sector, Penza State University (40 Krasnaya street, Penza, Russia), E-mail: m-a-r-t-a2005@yandex.ru 

Background. The purpose of the study was to study the role of sustainable innovative development of smart cities in achieving the goals of sustainable development of modern humanity. The concept of sustainable development, the concept of a smart city, existing approaches to the assessment of smart cities based on indicators and indices are considered. Global problems are shown, in the solution of which the sustainable innovative development of smart cities plays an important role, the experience of innovative development of the Russian capital as a smart city is considered. Materials and methods. The author conducted a desk study, its information base included materials from the official websites of the United Nations structural units; regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation; data from the official website of the Mayor of Moscow; materials of scientific and educational publications; materials of analytical, research and consulting companies, secondary information from periodicals and thematic Internet portals. Results. The conducted research made it possible to identify the role of digitalization-based sustainable innovative development of smart cities in achieving the goals of sustainable development of modern humanity defined by the United Nations, in particular, ensuring openness, security, resilience and environmental sustainability of cities and human settlements. Сonclusions. It is established that ensuring a higher quality of life for citizens, who make up more than half of the population of the modern urbanized world, contributes to the sustainable development of mankind, meeting the needs of present and future generations in economic, social, cultural and environmental aspects. 

sustainable development concept, sustainable development goals, sustainable innovation, sustainable innovation development, smart city concept, digitalization of smart cities, innovative development of smart cities 

Balakhonova E.V. Innovative development of smart cities as a necessary condition for achieving the goals of sustainable development. Modeli, sistemy, seti v ekonomike, tekhnike, prirode i obshchestve = Models, systems, networks in economics, technology, nature and society. 2023;(1):37–55. (In Russ.). doi:10.21685/2227-8486-2023-1-2