On the issue of historiography of the study of the phenomenon of smarttechnologies that affect the transformation of society in modernconditions

This paper is the first trying of the author to reveal the existed scientific approaches considering smart - technologies as a key factor of the modern society development. This paper is based on findings of foreign authors, concerning the development of smart - technologies as a strong tool for modern society transformations in the context of rapid development, application, widespread distribution and indisputable influence of smart technologies on the life of society in the economic, political, social, cultural and educational fields. Some definitions of the term “smart society” and different approaches to the society as a whole are presented. The works of Chilean, British, American and Japanese authors are scrutinized as example