Aim. The presented study aims to investigate the existing models and problems of subsurface management regulation in Russia in the context of economic development priorities.
   Tasks. The authors describe subsurface as an object of state regulation and control; identify problems in subsurface management; define theoretical models of subsurface management; substantiate the need to reorganize the current Russian subsurface management model; provide recommendations for the formation of mechanisms to support economic entities that implement environmentally friendly subsurface management systems and digital technologies; justify the need for strategic subsurface management.
   Methods. This study uses general scientific research methods (analysis, synthesis, tabular method, grouping) and methods of strategic analysis.
   Results. Several problems in Russia’s existing state subsurface management system are considered and recommendations for overcoming them are given. It is established that the current licensing model of subsurface management needs to be enhanced by strengthening the contractual component (which includes creating a mixed model). The problem of developing an environmentally friendly subsurface management system is revealed and issues in the industry’s digital transformation are investigated.
   Conclusions. Nowadays, subsurface management is one of the key complex objects in the public administration system. It is based on an extensive system of legal relations between the government and subsurface users. The main problems in the field of subsurface management include imperfection of the current model of state regulation, incomplete formation of a system of environmentally friendly subsurface management, insufficient development of digital platforms and technologies within the industry, and lack of strategic management. These problems can be solved by implementing the following recommendations: developing mixed models of subsurface management (a combination of concession/contract and concession/license models); implementing the concept of circular economy in subsurface management; conducting an environmental modernization of the technologies used; making a transition towards digital management of the mineral resource base; enhancing the production of domestic geological and mining equipment; conducting a strategic exploration and strategic management of subsurface resources.

   Aim. The presented study aims to assess the potential of investment cooperation between Russia and Vietnam using statistical indices for analyzing investment interaction between countries.
   Tasks. The author constructs statistical indices for Russia–Vietnam investment cooperation; develops the investment interaction complementarity index; analyzes the values of the calculated indices to assess the current state and potential of investment cooperation.
   Methods. This study uses such research methods as construction and analysis of statistical indices of investment cooperation between countries.
   Results. The author calculates statistical indices for analyzing investment cooperation between Russia and Vietnam, showing the ratio of mutual investment to the total volume of direct investment, the scope of the countries’ economies, incoming and outgoing bilateral flows. An investment cooperation complementarity index is proposed and calculated (for Russia and Vietnam), showing the extent to which the industries where incoming foreign direct investment of one country is directed coincide with the industries of outgoing direct investment of the partner country.
   Conclusions. The calculated indices for analyzing investment cooperation show that the investment cooperation between Russia and Vietnam is not fully developed. That said, analysis of the values of the investment cooperation complementarity index makes it possible to conclude that the countries have sufficient potential for the development of bilateral investment cooperation.

   Aim. The presented study aims to develop a model for evaluating software for project management in the field of IT and to outline opportunities for its implementation in an IT company.
   Tasks. The authors substantiate the problems and prospects of using software for project management in the field of IT; describe existing software for IT project management; develop an activity model reflecting the operating principles of the system for evaluating software for IT project management; substantiate opportunities for the practical application of the developed model; identify key criteria for selecting software for IT project management.
   Methods. This study uses the methods of theoretical analysis and synthesis, comparison, generalization, juxtaposition, abstraction, deduction and induction, content analysis, design and modeling, observation.
   Results. A model for evaluating software for project management in the field of IT is developed and substantiated. The possibilities, priority directions, and ways of its implementation in an IT company are described. The scientific and practical significance of the study consists in the argumentation for the conceptual framework of a model of a score-rating system for evaluating software for project management for the needs of an IT company. The model can be used when comparing software based on functional and score characteristics. Prospects for the development of the presented system include testing the model on various software for managing IT projects and adapting the model and its internal characteristics to the needs of the IT company, adjusting the proposed mechanism and conceptual framework of the evaluation system.
   Conclusions. The study establishes that the prospects for using the presented model are good in cases of a generalized cost-functional comparison of a wide range of software; detailed evaluation of the best software in terms of functional diversity (for example, a score comparison of the three best programs in terms of the total number of functional characteristics), which would reduce the final load on the user during evaluation; comparison of a small number of options when choosing from the most preferable software tools.

   Aim. The presented study aims to identify the signs of leadership of companies in the Eurasian space using the capabilities of digital technologies for innovative development in building digital ecosystems.

   Tasks. The authors identify the attributes of successful ecosystems; investigate the peculiarities of the largest European ecosystems of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU); determine the signs of leadership of companies in the Eurasian space.
   Methods. This study uses general logical and special research methods, structural-functional and systems approach. The information basis of the study includes data published in relevant Russian and foreign publications from the list of HAC, RSCI, Web of Science, and Scopus.
   Results. The signs of business leadership in the countries of the Eurasian space include the construction of digital ecosystems to achieve direct and indirect network effects, development of digital competencies of personnel within the companies, creation of digital platforms for the development of services, separation of the IT department into a standalone legal entity, creation of a corporate venture fund, acquisition of startups, cooperation with the government, organization and participation in high-tech parks, use of state support in the form of grants and international support, orientation towards exports.
   Conclusions. The study identifies the signs of leadership of companies in the Eurasian space due to their use of digital technologies for innovative business development with a focus on building digital ecosystems and going beyond the “title business” with allowance for the ongoing transformations at the current stage of the development of the digital economy.

   Aim. The authors identify industrial regions with a hereditary predisposition to innovative sovereignization, which can ensure their economic resilience.
   Tasks. The author substantiates the correlation between economic resilience and innovative sovereignization of industrial regions; determines the regional prerequisites for innovative sovereignization; assesses the predisposition of industrial regions to the growth of innovative sovereignization that would ensure the resilience of the national economy.
   Methods. This study uses the method of calculating Frobenius norms to determine the current economic predisposition of industrial regions to innovative sovereignization and Markov chain modeling to assess the expected economic predisposition. Consistent application of these methods makes it possible to model the behavior of regions associated with the expansion of innovation activity on the domestic technology base.
   Results. The prerequisites reflecting favorable conditions for the economic resilience of industrial regions in the context of enhancing their innovative sovereignization are revealed.
   Conclusions. Some industrial regions have already developed favorable economic conditions for innovative sovereignization, while in others they are only emerging. This means that economic resilience of the national economy at the regional level can be achieved through the implementation of two types of strategies that make allowance for this heredity: stimulating accelerated innovative development of industrial economies on the domestic scientific basis and ensuring smooth innovative development of regions with a gradual decrease in the share of foreign technologies. The first type of strategy can be recommended for the city of Moscow, the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as Samara, Sverdlovsk, and Chelyabinsk regions. The second type of strategy will be appropriate for the city of St. Petersburg as well as Moscow, Tomsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Kaluga, and Perm regions.

   Aim. The presented study aims to develop proposals for improving funeral services using modern technologies while preserving traditional burial methods.

   Tasks. The authors investigate the development of funeral services through the example of St. Petersburg; analyze the laws of the Russian Federation (RF) and St. Petersburg governing the allocation of land plots for cemeteries and approaches to burial; develop proposals for improving funeral services and the use of state property (land plots).
   Methods. This study uses general scientific methods, structural, functional, institutional, and systems analysis.
   Results. The major funeral service practices in St. Petersburg are examined. The current laws of the Russian Federation and St. Petersburg pertaining to the allocation of land plots for cemeteries and approaches to burial are analyzed. Proposals for improving funeral services through the example of St. Petersburg and optimizing the use of state property (land plots) are developed.
   Conclusions. Current trends indicate that the number of places for burial in Russia and St. Petersburg is reducing, forcing public authorities to allocate new territories for funeral services. That said, the study shows that state and municipal property (land plots for burial) can be used more efficiently with modern technologies and certain adjustments to the current legislation. The proposed measures will improve the efficiency of funeral services.

   Aim. The presented study aims to analyze the current state and development trends of socially oriented non-profit organizations at the regional level and to summarize the innovative practice of interaction between public administration, the business, and the population in solving the problems of social development.
   Tasks. The authors assess the importance of non-profit organizations in solving the problems of socio-economic development; analyze the quantitative characteristics of non-profit organizations in Russia at the national and regional levels (through the example of the Perm region); highlight the specific features of socially oriented non-profit organizations; provide recommendations for the development of non-profit organizations in the context of solving common problems of socio-economic development.
   Methods. This study uses the methods of analysis and synthesis, graphical interpretation of statistics, and approaches to implementing management decisions of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation associated with supporting the development of non-profit organizations.
   Results. In the context of crisis development, which has been manifesting systematically over the past few years, it is necessary to mobilize additional resources in order to solve urgent problems of public policy. One such resource that is not fully used in Russia is non-profit organizations, particularly socially oriented non-profit organizations. Statistics show that they are numerous and widespread in all regions of the Russian Federation. Since their activities are focused on solving socially significant tasks, they should be more actively involved in the implementation of various state programs, which, in turn, would justify government support for the activities of these organizations. The most successful can partially self-finance through the implementation of business networking, which is inherent, for example, in professional sports clubs. Therefore, government support for them should be expanded not only in terms of providing traditional financial, administrative, legal, and other assistance, but also from the perspective of the government creating favorable institutional conditions for the formation and development of networking between non-profit organizations.
   Conclusions. The conducted study shows a promising outlook for the development of socially oriented non-profit organizations in the Russian Federation in terms of completing the main objectives of state policy. The results of the analysis of trends in the development of these organizations through the example of the Perm region can be useful in the innovative practice of interaction between stakeholders in solving problems of social development throughout the country. The efficiency of business networking with the participation of government bodies, the business, and the population, which is forming around large socially oriented non-profit organizations, can serve as a basis for the development of new conceptual solutions related to the development of society from the strategic perspective.

   Aim. The presented study develops an ontological model of innovation from the industrial perspective (through the example of the construction industry) reflecting the relationship between innovation and the goals of their implementation and management objects, which would ensure the optimization of the innovation management system in the long term and facilitate the introduction of a quality assessment and selection system for more efficient operation of organizations.
   Tasks. The authors analyze the existing terminology and types of innovations at construction enterprises; classify the objects of innovation management; develop an ontological model of innovation at construction enterprises in the form of a directed graph.
   Methods. This study is based on the theory of innovation management, elements of system analysis, practical foundations of the organizational life cycle, and graph theory.
   Results. The obtained results can be used both in building an innovation management model at construction enterprises and in applying the methodology for assessing the quality of innovation. The relationship between management goals, implemented innovations, and management objects is determined and presented in the form of an ontological model.
   Conclusions. Development of an ontological model makes it possible not only to determine the relationship between various elements of economic, scientific, technical, and innovation activities of a construction company, but also to develop approaches to assessing their quality and building an innovation management system. Further research should focus on the aspects of innovation implementation at construction enterprises, its technological features, and processes that can be transformed for the successful implementation of these innovations.

   Aim. The presented study aims to identify trends and directions that characterize the participation of banks in the implementation of the principles of sustainable development at the current stage and to formulate recommendations for enhancing the role of banks in this process.
   Tasks. The authors determine the role of commercial banks in the implementation of ESG projects; analyze the elements of sustainable development from the perspective of commercial banking activities; identify trends in the operation of banks and provide recommendations for enhancing their participation in the implementation of sustainable development projects.
   Methods. This study uses general scientific methods, including a systems approach to the analysis of the subject, a conceptual approach based on the analysis of papers by Russian scientists on sustainable finance, as well as logical and statistical analysis.
   Results. The conducted study substantiates the key role of banks as entities actively involved in the implementation of projects aimed at achieving sustainable development goals; describes the specific manifestation aspects of each of the three ESG elements from the perspective of commercial banking activities; identifies and describes major trends in the activities of banks associated with the implementation of ESG projects; formulates recommendations for banks on how to enhance this activity.
   Conclusions. The special status of banks as financial intermediaries does not allow them to remain uninvolved in the implementation of ESG projects. However, a complete understanding of the importance and urgency of implementing the ESG agenda in the banking sector is yet to be achieved. Factors slowing down the development include poor quality and limited sources of information for analyzing borrowers and issuers, lack of a unified methodology for assessing the participation of banks, and insufficient development of the regulatory framework for analyzing ESG projects. These factors can be mitigated by developing universal standards and approaches to the assessment of relevant projects, creating a unified taxonomy aimed at regulating all aspects of ESG banking, and spreading information about sustainable development.

   Aim. The presented study aims to identify the key arguments and factors influencing the choice of positioning strategy and to determine the specific features and stages of the positioning of health resort organizations in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.
   Tasks. The authors investigate different approaches to defining the concept and operational features of health resort organizations; examine existing approaches to the formation and implementation of positioning strategies; consider the peculiarities of the positioning of health resort organizations; identify the factors of successful positioning of modern heath resort organizations; develop recommendations for the positioning of health resort organizations of the St. Petersburg agglomeration and their products based on the conducted analysis.
   Methods. This study uses general scientific methods of cognition, structural analysis of positioning factors, analysis of the product offering structure, and competitive analysis of health resort organizations in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region to determine the key prerequisites and directions for developing a strategy for their positioning as tourism and recreation
organizations.
   Results. Positioning should be viewed as a set of strategic and tactical decisions aimed at forming a positive perception of organizations and their products by target audiences combined with a clear awareness of the benefits received by the consumer. The positioning strategy can be selected only after market segmentation and targeting. The positioning of an organization and its product line should follow the same logic and make allowance for the positioning of competitors.
   Conclusions. A study of the positioning of health resort organizations shows that a strategy is needed to expand market coverage. Thus, it is necessary to develop positioning strategies for health resort organizations aimed at a wider range of target audiences. New target segments tend to be less focused on the medical component of health resort services. Therefore, positioning strategies of health resort organizations should be aimed at forming consumer understanding of their advantages and benefits as tourism organizations offering services at an appropriate level of quality. Among the tools used for implementing positioning strategies, particular attention should be paid to a system of marketing communications that would make it possible to build effective interaction with target audiences.