In the article, the author examines the forms of influence of new technologies of territorial development on the competitiveness and quality of the infrastructure of modern megacities. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the research directions of this subject in modern political science and sociological literature. The author comes to the conclusion that this problem is insufficiently studied in the domestic political and administrative sciences, while the political and managerial aspects are decisive in ensuring the effective implementation of new technologies for territorial development in practice.