Priorities of digital transformation of economic industries in the regional context

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study and analysis of gradually and steadily penetrating new digital technologies into all economic processes of the country and regions, having a significant impact on the very essence of the economy. In most cases, the expanding use of modern information and communication technologies leads to the emergence and development of new effective management technologies, entrepreneurial practices, and successful businesses. The digital transformation of economic sectors is considered as a driver of regional development and the formation of the digital infrastructure of the regions. The article is aimed at identifying the problems and prospects for the development of regions in the conditions of digitalization, for this it is necessary: to analyze the index of the development of regions on digitalization, to identify the main problems of the development of regions in the conditions of digitalization, to assess measures for the digital transformation of regions. The article concludes that the digital transformation of the economy sets new parameters for the competitiveness of countries. The technologies of the "digital age" are changing production and business-models, principles and rules for the formation of value added chains, sales channels and interaction with consumers. The article notes that currently, enterprises of even traditional industries and technologies face not only the need to maintain competitiveness based on the use of information technology in the processes of organizing economic activity, but also the need to transform the entire business model. This determines the relevance of the development of an indicator reflecting the readiness of the enterprise for such a transformation.