Analysis of Tabriz city development trend with smart city approach by structural equation method

Smart city is the use of governance based on information and communication technology and is now a widespread trend around the world. Using smart cities is expected to be more effective in managing complex, diverse urban problems resulting from rapid urbanization. However, in its implementation, many fundamental problems significantly affect the success of the implementation of smart cities, including the lack of adequate human resources, technology policies, etc. have not been effective. The purpose of this article is to analyze the nature of Tabriz city development based on smart city. The research method is descriptive-analytical and survey. The sample size is 25 experts in Tabriz urban affairs. Structural equations with Smart Pls software were used to analyze the data. The results showed that, among the studied indicators, the most impact on smart city development, related to the human resources index (H), e-government (G) and ICT (I) with the coefficients extracted based on the structural model, respectively. The research is 0.911, 0.812 and 0.781. It is also observed in the measurement model that the factor coefficient for each variable is higher than 0.50%. As a result, in order to achieve sustainable development of Tabriz based on the development of smart city, more attention should be paid to the human resources index and e-government.