Smart City as a Place to Pray

The authors of this paper are engaged in implementing the EU-funded SHIELD project. The subject of this project is the protection of places of worship in cities from terrorist attacks. The research carried out within the framework of this project, the exchange of experiences with other SHIELD project participants, and participation in workshops with participants of other pro-projects oriented on the presence of religion in the life of modern man, inspired the authors to take up the problem contained in the title of this paper. After describing the research problem in the introduction, the next chapter shows the results of literature research in the scope resulting from the formulated problem. Complementing the literature research is a review of the tasks carried out in various projects. Next, the authors present in the paper their concept of considering the problem of cult(s) in projects whose stated goal is to transform existing urbanized space into smart space. Among other things, the concept addresses the issue of multiculturalism and multifaith in urban communities. The article concludes. Contains suggestions for future research tasks, including incorporating technology assessment (Technology Assessment) activities into Smart City processes.