Digital economy is understood as the level of development of a social production system, involving the massive use of digital, information and communication technologies and allowing of fundamental modernization of the system of intersubjective interactions, while digital transformation is interpreted as a process of transition of socioeconomic systems to this level of development. The global goal of digital transformation is to form a new information and technological continuum as a qualitatively different environment for social development. The system of local objectives of digital transformation reflects the set of directions for the appearance of the expected transformation effects. The digitalization of the economy generates not only positive, but also negative transformational effects associated with the negative consequences of the large-scale introduction of digital technologies in public life and digital expansion into all spheres of human activity. The article describes the range of tasks facing the state, business and individuals, the solution of which will allow minimizing the negative transformational effects and the consequences of the identified threats.

With their growing economic power and international influence, the BRICS group of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are paying increasing attention to international development assistance. Although the BRICS countries started later than western developed countries, the speed of their development is staggering and their share in foreign aid is gradually increasing. The BRICS countries continue to innovate forms of assistance and cooperation in their own international development assistance, to strengthen cooperation with recipient countries, and to plan their own foreign aid work through the establishment of relevant institutions and the publication of relevant documents. But, at the same time, the BRICS countries are facing certain challenges in the process of international development assistance. This article examines the historical practice of BRICS’ international development assistance, analyzes the role BRICS plays in international development assistance, and considers the future prospects for BRICS’ participation.

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