Governments around the world are exploring strategies that contribute to increased government performance and economic development that enable them to meet the service-tax expectations of their citizens. Within the framework of technology use in public management, this sudy examines the effects of smart cities technologies on the importance that chief administrative officers attach to local economic development. Drawing on the Digital Era Governance (DEG) model for theoretical context, this study uses logistic regressions derived from the 2016 International City/County Management Association survey on smart cities and the U.S. Census Bureau. The results show that the level of commitment to, the extent of engagement with, and the barriers faced in implementing smart cities technologies are associated with the importance of local economic development. Among other variables, poverty and education were also found to be significant predictors of the importance of local economic development.

世界各国政府都在探索有助于提高政府绩效和经济发展的战略，使他们能够满足公民的服务税期望。在公共管理中的技术使用框架内，本研究考察了智慧城市技术对首席行政官对地方经济发展的重视程度的影响。本研究利用数字时代治理 (DEG) 模型作为理论背景，使用源自 2016 年国际城市/县管理协会对智慧城市和美国人口普查局的调查得出的逻辑回归。结果表明，承诺的程度，参与的程度，实施智慧城市技术所面临的障碍与当地经济发展的重要性有关。在其他变量中，贫困和教育也被发现是当地经济发展重要性的重要预测因素。