In recent years, the world has set off a wave of digital development. Urban digital transformation has become an important driving force for the transformation of production and lifestyle, which continues to have an impact on urban and regional development as well as urban sustainable development. This paper focuses on the connotation of urban digital transformation, digitalization of urban functional space, application scenarios of urban digitalization, and countermeasures of urban digital transformation. Then, several future research directions are proposed, including top-level design research of urban digital transformation, system coordination of urban digital transformation, spatial optimization of urban digital transformation, effects of urban digital transformation, and regulatory mechanisms of urban digital transformation. The study aims to provide theoretical and practical guidance for future urban digital transformation and smart city construction.

digital transformation  /  digital life  /  digital space  /  top-level design  /  system coordination