Network Structures of the Telecommunications Industry as a Factor of the Spatial Development of Regional Economies in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Identification of factors that contribute to the spatial transformation of a regional economy in modern conditions is an important area of research. At the same time, the development of the country’s regional economic space is closely associated with the integration of economic ties, which is determined by the territorial distribution of resources and economic entities in the region. Therefore, efficient functioning of such forms of spatial organization of economic entities as network structures affects the sustainable spatial development of the regional economy and should be implemented in compliance with the regional and national socio-economic growth strategy.

Aim. The presented study aims to substantiate a model for assessing the impact of network structures on regional socio-economic development in the Republic of Kazakhstan through the example of major regional telecommunications companies.

Tasks. The authors determine the role and place of the network structures of major regional telecommunications companies in the development of regional economies in the context of digitalization and provide a forecast of regional socio-economic development in the Republic of Kazakhstan based on the use of the resource potential of the network structures of major regional telecommunications companies.

Methods. This study uses systems analysis to examine the current state of regional economies, economic-mathematical modeling and forecasting of regional socio-economic development in the Republic of Kazakhstan with allowance for the impact of network structures in the telecommunications industry.

Results. The study substantiates the feasibility of using the resource potential of the network structures of major regional telecommunications companies for the spatial development of regional economies in the Republic of Kazakhstan. An economic-mathematical model is proposed, the application of which makes it possible to assess the impact of network structures in the telecommunications industry and to forecast the socio-economic development of macro-regions in the Republic of Kazakhstan based on improving management efficiency across the branch network of JSC Kazakhtelecom.

Conclusions. The conducted study shows that operation of network structures in the telecommunications industry has a significant impact on the spatial development of regional economies and stimulates the growth of gross regional product and population income in the regions. Thus, the urgency of developing the information and communication infrastructure in terms of structural modernization and balanced development of regional economies in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the context of digitalization is substantiated.

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