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The most important way of existence and development of culture is its cultural heritage. In his life, a person can understand, master and assimilate a small part of the cultural heritage. After himself, a person leaves the accumulated experience, cultural and spiritual values created by him during his life. All this after him becomes available to descendants in the form of cultural heritage. The main thing for posterity is to preserve this heritage. Preservation of cultural heritage, its popularization and broadcasting are prerequisites for the development of any society. This article is devoted to the consideration of the problems of preserving the cultural heritage of the indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East in the context of globalization in cyberspace. The authors identified and analyzed the problems faced by representatives of small ethnic groups in modern conditions. The application of information and telecommunication technologies as a way of preserving cultural heritage is considered. The analysis of the implementation of IT-technologies in culture is presented.

Economic activity carried on in times of recession or out of the crisis poses additional challenges of managers. Metallurgical enterprises do not relied of consequences of the current crisis in the industry. Paper presents an attempt to diagnose the business risk of Polish steel industry in the tine of economic downturn.

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The article shows the new directions and ideas of the Smart City Concept. As elements of the concept, information and communication technologies have been proposed that contribute to the maintenance of existing elements of the urban infrastructure. The key components of a Smart City include modern technologies that ensure ecology, safety of the urban environment, the management of life support systems for citizens of the city, etc. Smart City Concept is a new way to create an environment of maximum comfort for citizens and improve the image of the city.