LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "SMART CITY" CONCEPT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND PROPOSALS FOR UKRAINE DURING WARTIME AND POST-WAR RECOVERY

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Baсkground. The article explores the features of legislative regulation of implementing the smart city concept within the law of the European Union. It characterizes the essence of the legal nature of its main components, which require comprehensive legislative regulation. Methods. In preparing the research, dialectical, comparative-legal, formal-logical, and historical methods of scientific knowledge were used. The article aims to study the legislative foundations for implementing the "smart city" concept in the European Union and formulate proposals for legislative support for the post-war reconstruction of Ukrainian cities based on this concept. Results. The article characterizes the sectoral approach to regulating various aspects of the "smart city" concept in European Union legislation, identifying the specifics of applying certain information technologies, including artificial intelligence and open data, in this legal field. The necessity of specific regulation for the application of artificial intelligence in the development of smart infrastructure for urban settlements is justified, and an approach to improving the legal requirements for using this technology, considering European human rights standards, is proposed. The legal significance of certain public administration tools for smart cities, including the standardization and certification of smart infrastructure components and the stimulation of projects in this field under the "Digital Europe 2030" program, is substantiated. The need for further implementation of the European approach to ensuring the cybersecurity of digital urban infrastructure, based on secure-by-design principles and default protection of infrastructure elements, is emphasized. Conclusions. Based on the research findings, the conclusions highlight the main directions for implementing the European Union's experience in legislative support for implementing the "smart city" concept into Ukraine's national legislation. On this basis, specific recommendations for local governments are formulated, providing practical guidance for developing and implementing a roadmap for developing smart cities during wartime and post-war reconstruction in Ukraine.