Indicators for Assessing Digital Transformation of Economy

Abstract

Nowadays, the economic space is inseparable from digital technologies. This is why a new management paradigm is forming in Russia - one that combines traditional management systems with a system of management in a virtual space. It should be borne in mind that while in the traditional economy informational technologies play a supporting role, in the digital economy they are one of the major economic resources (assets). Aim The presented study aims to assess the level of functioning and development of the digital space that directs the restructuring of national economic policies and determines the vector of digitalization of the economy. Tasks: The authors examine approaches to assessing the level of development of the digital economy and systematize the major indicators in this field, analyze the indicators of development of the digital economy in industry, and propose directions for the development of the digital economy in Russia. Methods. This study uses a systems approach to assessing the indicators of digitalization of society, statistical methods and comparative analysis of global approaches to assessing the level of development of the digital economy. Results: the existing international approaches to assessing the digitalization of economic systems are systematized, and a system of indicators characterizing the level of development of the digital economy are proposed. Conclusion: approaches to assessing the level of development of the digital economy in the national and international context are divided into groups, and major directions of development of the digital economy in the Russian Federation aimed at enhancing its competitiveness on the global scale are identified.