摘要:THIS PAPER PRESENTS AND EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE THAT THE SMART CITY CONCEPTMUST ENSURE. IN THIS RESPECT, WE HAVE FIRST EMPHASIZED THE MOTIVATION AND THEUNDERLYING IMPORTANCE OF THIS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, THE CONSTRAINTS AND THE ISSUESTHAT ARISE WHEN SUCH A SYSTEM IS TO BE IMPLEMENTED. TO BEGIN WITH, WE HAVEIDENTIFIED AND DEFINED THE CHARACTERISTICS AND SPECIFIC FEATURES OF A SMART CITY.ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE STUDIED THE CURRENT TRENDS AND CHALLENGES THAT OCCUR WHENIMPLEMENTING A SMART CITY CONCEPT, BY CONSIDERING THE NECESSITY AND THEUNDERLYING REASONS FOR DEVELOPING THIS CONCEPT.