Investigating the role of smart city in regional urban development(Sample study of Hashtgerd new city)

What drives a city to be smart is not just the use of the city's electronics and communications system; Rather, it is how to plan and use this tool to improve the quality of life of the citizens of a city. The combination of information and communication technology with urban planning introduces the theory of smart city. But what plays a constructive role in developing the infrastructure and creating such a city is good urban management. Hashtgerd new city municipality, despite spending a lot of money on implementing new technologies, has not achieved much success and has not been able to take the first steps towards creating a smart city due to the lack of proper management and planning structure for technology selection and implementation.. The purpose of this study is to identify the effective indicators of urban management in creating a smart city as a new theory and to assess the priority and impact of these indicators. To identify the main indicators, a hierarchical analysis method based on the opinion of 01experts from the experts of Hashtgerd new city municipality has been used, which has led to the identification of 8main indicators by using the AHP model. The indicators of transparency, accountability, effectiveness, responsibility, legitimacy, participation, consensus and justice are among the 8indicators that have a higher weight than other indicators (above 1.0).