Trends in the Development of the Digital Economy in the Regions of the Russian Federation

Abstract

The article presents the genesis and stages of the digital economy development. The object of the study is the subjects of the Volga Federal District (PFD) of the Russian Federation. The subject of the study is determined by the assessment of the state and development of the digital economy using the tools of the Boston Consulting Group matrix and the grouping of statistical measurement indicators for 2005-2019. The chosen analytical tools made it possible to diagnose the level of digitalization of the economy: to determine the degree of digitalization of the region at the current moment, to identify regions with similar trends, to find best practices that allowed some regions to reach the forefront. The obtained indices are combined into a summary indicator, the results of which allowed us to divide the subjects of the Volga Federal District into 4 groups: "depressed", "lagging", "stable", "progressive". The resulting typology of the regions of the Volga Federal District will allow us to develop specific measures in the field of regional digital policy and accelerate the processes of digital transformation of the regions and the country as a whole. Among the regions of the Volga Federal District, the IT sector is developing most successfully in the Republic of Tatarstan, the Perm Territory and the Nizhny Novgorod Region. These regions are implementing a consistent and most effective digitalization policy, which creates the basis for the successful development of the economy and social sphere.

Environmental insurance in the mechanism of environmental protection in Russia: how to improve its efficiency with the help of law?

“…The Law does not require that the insured use any specialized software to submit applications for the conclusion of compulsory environmental insurance contracts in electronic form. In its turn, the current Russian program “Digital Economy in the Russian Federation” plans to expand the legal possibilities for the introduction of blockchain technology by insurance companies, for example, in the assessment of the competitive environment, in strategic planning, in the development of new products, in particular, environmental insurance, as well as in the improvement of the efficiency and profitability of insurance activities (Krutova, 2020; Trofimova, 2018). The experience of a number of former Soviet republics which adopted laws on compulsory environmental insurance can be taken into account in drafting bills in Russia (as well as in other interested countries).…”