The defining trend of the Fourth Industrial Revolution taking place on the basis of Industry 4.0 is the digitalization of technological processes for creating new value in material production. The introduction of global trends of the Industry 4.0 concept into the practice of domestic enterprises, the importance of global trends for domestic industry require the search for new scientific approaches to research and systematize the manifestations of digitalization, take risks and dangers into account, and develop appropriate industrial policy measures. The study analyzes the main technologies and tools of the Industry 4.0 concept, the possibilities of its use for the progressive transformation of Russia industrial complex. The current trends and promising areas of innovative transformation of the industrial sector of the Russian economy are determined taking into account the identified specific features of Industry 4.0.

The relevance of the stated topic is determined by the target setting of the Russian state to build a new economy of an innovative type, where small enterprises can become drivers of innovative development. The article investigates the issues of innovation development in Russia and in particular small innovative entrepreneurship. Based on the current situation analysis, the problems that hinder the innovative activity of small businesses are identified, the main of which is the unformed system of state innovation support for small businesses. The content is revealed and the author's interpretation of the innovative support system of small business is offered. The formed innovative support system of small business can serve as the basis of scientific and instrumental approach to the formation of strategies and programs for the development of small innovative enterprises.

The study is devoted to the development of digital technologies in the forest industry, which potential in Russia is practically not measured and belongs to the state ownership at all. The work revealed that forests are exposed to fires, illegal logging, flooding, the spread of diseases, etc. every year, which requires state and regional structures to constantly monitor and control the state of the forest fund. The study conducted an analysis of indicators related to the state of the forest fund, which revealed that in recent years, the volumes of forests and wood have not changed, but there is an increasing tendency to destroy them. Based on the results of the analysis, it was suggested that in order to effectively account for, analyze, monitor and control the forest in the forest industry, it is necessary to apply digital technologies that will allow for the effective implementation of annual forestry supervision. At the end of the study, the stages of digital forest taxation related to the control of the number of tree stands were presented.

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The article analyzes the current trends in the formation of global value chains, identifies the main directions and factors for the creation and functioning of global value chains in the context of turbulent conditions of international trade in goods and services. The strategic directions of Russia's trade and economic relations in the context of the CDR are identified, taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and sanctions restrictions.