From the first steps taken by the Azerbaijani government towards resettlement in the IAEA, it became clear that the government intends to implement a smart resettlement policy (SRP) in the region, and this intention is fully commendable. In order to make the SSM as effective as possible - to accurately implement the goals declared in the Program and to harmoniously integrate smart settlements (SM) with the general innovative development of the IAEA, it is necessary to analyze some theoretical points - the interpretation of the concepts of smart cities and villages, the criteria for determining a smart settlement, a set of indicators that reveal the level of smart development of a settlement, and to study some smart city and village experiences. Of course, there is no need to study the issues mentioned in detail within the framework of this study, and therefore we will be content with brief analyses. We should also take into account the fact that in recent years the concept of a smart city has been replaced by the concept of a sustainable smart city (SSC) in research. In 2014, a significant study was conducted by the Focus Group of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on the interpretation of the concept of smart city, and in this study, the concept of smart city was explained as an innovative city that can improve the quality of life, increase the quality of urban activities and services, as well as competitiveness, using ICT and other mechanisms, and at the same time meet the needs of present and future generations. (155, p13) According to this interpretation, a smart settlement is a city or village that relies on a competitive economy, advanced social and environmental regulations, offers quality services to the community using new technologies and improves the quality of life with these mechanisms. The report analyzed numerous - about 120 - interpretations of the concept of smart city. Both in the different interpretations given in this source and in many explanations in other sources, an attempt is felt to limit Smart Cities to the construction of urban infrastructure based more on digital technologies. Of course, Smart Cities is not only realized by optimizing bus, railway, and airport operations, and in modern times, smart cities should also provide quality education, a harmonious ecological environment, and the reality of innovative production. Referring to Wang et al., Yigitjanlar sees the smart city as an ecologically healthy, economically productive and environmentally effective city with the use of new technologies, a responsible and socially harmonious culture, physically neat and functionnally diverse. (156, p2) In an article published in Forbes magazine, a smart city is considered a residential area where openness, justice, and security exist, and it is claimed that such a city - the city of people's dreams - becomes a reality in the presence of quality schools and jobs, housing accessibility, transportation convenience, a wealth of cultural services, etc. According to this article, such an increase in well-being should be achieved by reducing energy and air pollution.