Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025)

The preprint bundle gathers twelve papers that together sketch the multidimensional agenda now shaping smart-city and regional-development research. Roughly half of the contributions probe cyber-resilience and artificial-intelligence tools—from empirical assessments of information-security management and web-application hardening, to case studies on how ChatGPT-style large-language models can both strengthen and threaten organisational defences, with sector-specific deep dives into Albanian accounting practice and national cyber-authorities. A second cluster looks at digital public administration, including a citizen-centred evaluation of Albania’s e-government portal and a psychometric mobile app designed to support transparent university admissions. Complementing the technology focus, several articles address the human and institutional context: a survey of lecturer motivation in engineering faculties, legal analyses of the right to life and presidential-system transitions, and reflections on the governance implications of the Ukraine conflict. Read together, the set balances technical innovation with governance, motivational and legal perspectives—offering SCRD readers a concise snapshot of how emerging tech, public policy and societal factors intertwine in the pursuit of smarter, more resilient cities and regions.

Published: 2025-06-09

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