THE ROLE OF EDUCATIONAL MODEL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMART CITIES AND REGIONS

The article discusses the concept of smart cities, based on which it is supposed to de-velop large settlements and regions in the era of globalization and digitalization. The authors admit that smart cities offer their residents great opportunities. Criticism of smart cities is associated with the ill-considered use of artificial intelligence tech-nologies and shifting responsibility for deci-sions made in cities to it, with limited oppor-tunities to take into account the opinions of residents in urban management systems, with threats of losing the confidentiality of personal data of citizens and companies. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the definition of modern problems of "smart cities", previously not covered by the attention of experts. Of practical interest is the formulation of proposals related to the revision of modern educational strategies, taking into account the implementation of the goals of forming in cities a community of residents involved in the process of solving urban problems.