The article briefly defines the term and describes the preconditions for the digital economy formation in the modern conditions. Based on the literature review, the main characteristics of digital markets are presented (the dynamics of development, expansion and consolidation of business, a high level of innovation activity, the key role of digital platforms). The advantages of the digital economy compared to the traditional one are listed (unlimited access to digital products, while material products can be used by several people, digital products are not subject to material wear, etc.). The role of the digital economy is emphasized, which consists in an annual increase in its share in the GDP of states by almost 20% (in developed countries, this it is on average 7%). Government programs, strategies for thedigital technologies development and promotion and/or digitalization of national economies and industrial sectors in various world countries are listed. The results of the "Digital Kazakhstan" State program implementation (the total economic effect of digitalization in Kazakhstan amounted to $ 578 million, direct investment in digital transformation will amount to $ 7.4 trillion between 2020 and 2023) are considered and the industry and regional indices of digitalization of the country's economy are described in detail.

In market economy, strict competition, the urgent task is to ensure the effective functioning of agricultural business. The goal is to show the impact of entrepreneurship on socioeconomic development of the Kyzylorda region, methods of supporting small and medium-sized businesses in agricultural sector, and also to analyze the effectiveness of financing support programs. Methods – the theoretical basis of the study: fundamental and applied developments of domestic and foreign scientists, leading experts in this field. When analyzing the main economic indicators, statistical data and reports on the republican and regional level were used. Results – recommendations have been prepared on introduction of effective tools to promote entrepreneurial activity, main provisions of which can be used in preparation of strategic, operational plans for agricultural entities. Conclusions – for the effective functioning of small and medium-sized agribusiness entities, State programs have been developed to help small and medium-sized businesses, including a set of measures aimed at their further economic growth, strengthening market mechanisms aimed at increasing labor productivity, and stimulating the use of innovative technologies. At the present stage of development of domestic AIC, one of the most important tasks is to ensure sustainability of agriculture and formation of competitive agricultural production. Small agricultural business, as one of the main elements of economic system of society, is able to increase social stability of the village, support the diversification of economy and its active innovative activity. A serious shortcoming and omission in the field of small-scale production is the lack of the established system for purchase and marketing of agricultural products, as well as supply and maintenance.

Purpose – to analyze the problems of retaining young professionals in the countryside, factors influencing the choice of work in rural areas and determining migration behavior; show the role of youth policy in rural areas; new approaches to youth employment. Methods – theoretical basis of the study was the results of fundamental and applied developments of domestic and foreign scientists, leading experts on the problems of the activities of young personnel on the b asis of indicators of the dynamics of development of the young generation in the republic and its regions. Results – the conditions affecting the adaptation of young specialists to the conditions of rural areas are considered, promising directions for their professional growth are identified, the need for self-determination and realization of creative abilities, creation of favorable economic, social and legal guarantees is proved. To date, the Republic of Kazakhstan has accumulated experience of its own development path in this area, which allows to talk about the Kazakhstani model of youth personnel policy in the countryside. An assessment of the effectiveness of implemented measures is given. Recommendations have been developed on introduction of effective means of supporting young workers, which can be used to create strategic, tactical, operational plans and programs aimed at increasing the production of the agricultural sector of Kazakhstan. Conclusions – based on the experience of foreign countries, specific (targeted) work should be carried out with various categories of young people. It is necessary to improve the information base for assessing the effectively implemented youth policy and adjusting managerial decisions and activities at the regional level.

The authors of the article, taking into account the needs of practice, show the role of small rural entrepreneurship in the development of agro-industrial complex of the republic. The transition to market relations presupposes the formation of diversified rural economy based on different forms of ownership. The relevance of this topic lies in the act that the State pays much attention is paid to the development of farming and other forms of agribusiness in public agroindustrial policy. The article notes that increased economic efficiency of functioning of peasant (private) farms and their adaptation to constantly changing conditions on food market are becoming an objective necessity. The significance of p (p) f in agricultural sector of the country is revealed. Their characteristics are given as steadily dynamic form of management. It is emphasized that the organization of effective work requires qualitative changes in their activities, which are impossible without an effective, perfect system of State regulation. The social and economic essence of small agribusiness and features of its functioning are reflected. The views of domestic and foreign agricultural scientists on the problems of farms are presented. The main types of their work (financial, production and economic, marketing) are analyzed. The dynamics of the development of agricultural production in Kyzylorda region and the share of p (p) f in it (volume of gross production, sown areas, etc.) are considered. The assessment of functioning of agricultural formations is given: farm "Asan" (sheep breeding), farm "Karakat" (vegetable and milk direction), farm "Kulandy" (camel farming), farm "Madikazhy" (rice growing). Effective and typical economic models are shown.

In the conditions of modern economy, factors that affect the security of the business, but relate to external resources in relation to the company or opportunities, become significant. These resources and opportunities in economics have traditionally been identified with macro-economic (economic growth, inflation, exchange rates, government support) and institutional parameters (regulatory framework, transaction costs). The influence of the quality of economic space on economic security of business through the evaluation of opportunities that are tied to the specifics of the economic space is the least researched, including in our country. In this case, according to the latest research in the field of economic geography, economic space acts as a structure-forming platform that can form local markets, with intensive interaction of business agents. The purpose of this study is ensuring of economic security by building business networks in a single economic space. The research area focuses on indicators that characterize economic space, which are successfully used in international practice to determine the quality of economic space. The realization of this approach requires the use of traditional methods of scientific research, such as analysis, comparison, graphical method for visualizing obtained results, which allows determining the agglomeration zone and the space of business networks in it. When considering economic space in relation to building a business network in improving business security, main focus is on the quality of economic space that the region has. The proposed methods of evaluating the quality of economic space are actively used to determine the possibility of building business networks in this space. The authors conclude that business networks play a crucial role in improving the economic security of business in a particular economic space. The set of proposed measures provides additional opportunities and increases the influence of economic space on business security and creates the zone of maximum external security.