THE PLACE OF RUSSIA IN THE INTERNATIONAL RATINGS OF DIGITALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY AND ITS PROSPECTS IN THE LIGHT OF THE STATE PROGRAM "DIGITAL ECONOMY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION»

Abstract

The article discusses the situation with the development of information and communication technologies in the Russian Federation at the time of the adoption in 2019 of the State Program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation». The problem is viewed in both the international context, in the light of the position of our country in various international rankings of the digitalization of the economy, and in terms of the formation of a digital inequality within the country. By 2019, on average, Russia's rating in the international arena was positioned approximately in the 40th place, and the gap across regions for a number of positions in digitalization reached 2 or more times.For an economically developed state, such a situation, of course, cannot be considered satisfactory. The "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation" was supposed to solve most of the problems that have developed within the country and thereby bring Russia to a new, higher position in the international arena. Now the implementation of the Program is under threat. I would like to hope that, despite the difficult international situation, the Program will still be implemented, and the digital development of our country will reach a qualitatively new level.