International Science and Technology Journal

Technology has been one of the most important and key elements in the development of cities and the identification of forms of urban planning. The present era is called the "era of technology", which has a clear impact on the basic elements of urban life (housing, transportation, work and recreation), especially in terms of logistics, spatial and temporal. In addition to this, the impact of information and communication development systems on cities urban development and urban planning in all its different aspects (urban, economic and social) have become the main centers of the community of activities and individuals and are following the lives of urban dwellers. The majority of their activities are based on information and communication technology, even the work activities. Since the city is the large entity that encompasses all these activities, significant changes have occurred at the level of its three basic urban, social and economic structures in response to the requirements of these new electronic activities, which made technology one of the basic criteria in determining the city quality indicators and specifications Standard in their suitability for public life. This simple paper aims to highlight the role of technology in influencing the different aspects of the city's urban future and how it can be used in the reconstruction process of the city of Benghazi with specifications that allow it to be a smart city.