Formation of an Innovative Urban Environment in the Context of Implementing the "Smart City" Concept

Currently, digital transformation affects all sectors of the economy concentrated in cities, directly contributing to their vitality. In order to create sustainable favorable living and business conditions for both current and future generations, a complex of digital solutions and organizational measures are being implemented in urban spaces to realize the main directions of the "Smart City" concept. The formation of an innovative city depends on components such as dynamism, management, environment, and people, along with convenient application interfaces, diverse and accessible services including healthcare, transportation, intelligent education, and energy. Digital data serves as the foundational platform for the effective functioning of all these components. The efficiency of generating, collecting, storing, analyzing, and processing data within urban spaces influences the effectiveness of the entire "smart" city system. The aim of the research is to identify the features of forming an innovative urban environment in the context of implementing the "Smart City" concept. Through theoretical analysis, abstraction, induction, and deduction, the study generalizes and structures elements that reveal the content of the innovative urban environment. It is established that digitalization is a significant factor in shaping a smart city. The analysis conducted in the study proves that rapid progress towards building an innovative urban environment within the "Smart City" concept is facilitated by dynamic internet development in the region, innovative technologies, and active interaction with socio-economic systems. The scientific novelty lies in refining theoretical positions and developing practical recommendations for improving the formation of the innovative urban environment under the implementation of the "Smart City" concept.