Assessment of managers of digital transformation in the regions as a factor of strategic management of sustainable ESG development of the economy

Aim. To conduct a rating assessment of digital transformation managers (DTM), as well as to identify the relationship between the DTM score and indicators of gross regional product (GRP), budget expenditures on information and communication technologies (ICT) in the conditions of sustainable ESG-development of the economy.

Tasks. To show that in modern conditions one of the most important factors in the formation of the digital economy of regions and their digital transformation is the strategic management of sustainable ESG-development of economic entities; to perform a rating assessment of the level of RCT of regions and establish its dependence on GRP and ICT-costs; to offer practical recommendations to the criteria for assessing RCT.

Methods. The research is based on the application of standard methods of collecting and processing statistical data from open sources and correlation analysis.

Results. In modern conditions, one of the most important factors in the formation of digital economy of regions and their digital transformation is the strategic management of sustainable ESG-development of economic entities. The necessity to develop a strategy of digital transformation of the region’s economic model, which should be based on strategic management of sustainable ESG-development of cyber-physical and cyber-social enterprises and ecosystems, including cluster-type. It is shown that at the end of 2022 the leading places in the RCT rating among all subjects of the Russian Federation (RF) are occupied by Tatarstan, Belgorod, Tula regions and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. In 2021, significant amounts of budget funds for ICTcosts, compared to other subjects of the Russian Federation, are allocated in megacities — Moscow and St. Petersburg. A linear correlation between the level of RCT and GRP indicators, budget expenditures on ICT was established. A significant influence of the criterion “IT industry support measures” on the assessment of responsible RCT in the regions was revealed.

Conclusions. Under the conditions of economic sanctions, including restrictions on the supply of high-tech products, the processes of modernization in the field of digital technologies and accelerated implementation of software import substitution will be reflected in further assessments of RCTs of federal ministries and constituent entities of the Russian Federation. It is recommended to take into account the ESG-development indicators of economic entities and the level of professional training in the field of digital technologies in the criteria for rating RCTs.

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