The main goal of the project is to build a centre that will ensure long-term professional capacity for socio-economic research in the field of resilient development, SMART and sustainable society. The interdisciplinary centre will strengthen the professional competencies and knowledge of state administration and local governments. It will create a research background for better implementation of the Smart City Strategy (MMR, 2021) and further support the creation and implementation of cohesion policy, regional policy and local development, which will be useful for the development of innovative solutions. It will focus on researching economic, environmental, social and institutional aspects of SMART society development. It will build a stable base of applied research.