Considering the application of “smart city” conception with change of modern town-building priorities in the liberated territories (in Karabakh) in Azerbaijan, the opportunity of this conception for improvement of economic opportunities, infrastructure and services, management created before town-building has been elucidated in the article. The main features of “Smart city” conception, its development and evolution, standards and solutions, factors and obstacles stipulating its application have been analyzed by author. The capacity and structure, application stages and scenario of “smart” market is given in the article. The application of this conception in Azerbaijan has been investigated.

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The paper analyzes the stabilization of the situation in Azerbaijan against the background of rising food prices on world markets as a result of the war in Ukraine. The authors studied the effects of the Ukrainian war on the world and Azerbaijani import markets. Opportunities to replace the import of Azerbaijan’s largest importers Russia and Ukraine by ECO member states were analyzed. It was also investigated the question of whether OIC member states can be considered as an alternative markets. Analysis and evaluations were conducted to find answers to these and other similar questions. As a result, using the tools of the International Trade Centers such as the Market Access Map, Export Potential Map, etc., three member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan) with high potential for strategic food products for Azerbaijan have been identified. The article concluded the following: the war in Ukraine still continues to destabilize the world market. The Azerbaijan state should find alternative sources in a very short time.

The article describes the application of the Smart City concept and the economic opportunities it creates, infrastructure and services, and opportunities to improve governance. The main features of the Smart City concept, development directions and evolution, standards and solutions, factors and obstacles to its implementation have been analyzed by the author. The experience of different countries in the application of digital technologies is discussed. The article provides the scope and structure of the "smart" market, application stages and scenarios. International experience in this field was widely analyzed and examples were given, comparisons were made and suggestions were made. The article talks about smart cities, the construction of which has already begun in Azerbaijan. The application of the smart city concept in Azerbaijan has been studied. It is stressed that the spread of digital technologies for the construction of a smart city in Azerbaijan is a prerequisite. The Network Readiness Index (NRI) identifies the indicators that are holding back Azerbaijan in the ranking for 2021. In our study, based on the growth dynamics for 2017-2020, the forecast was calculated by analyzing the trend in the ICT development index in Azerbaijan for 2022-2025.

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