Impact Analysis of Implementation of National Project “Digital Economy” on Sustainable Development of Territories of the Russian Federation

Digital transformation is a determining factor of economic growth in the regions of the Russian Federation in the context of global digitalization. The purpose of this paper is to analyze comprehensively the impact of digital transformation on the economic development of the territories of the Russian Federation in relation to the regional economy. The study presents the dynamics of key indicators of digitalization in the Russian Federation for 2017–2023, including the share of the population using electronic public services, the level of digital maturity of the authorities, digital literacy, the volume of gross expenditure on the digital economy, and the number of IT specialists. The methodological basis of the study was formed by quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis, including elements of systemic and institutional approaches, methods of economic and statistical data processing, correlation, and regression analysis. In the conditions of global digitalization of the Russian economy, special attention is paid to national projects aimed at the acceleration of technological progress and improvement of the country’s competitiveness. Both positive and negative effects of digital transformation of the economy for regional development are presented. To assess the impact of digital transformation on the economic development of the Russian territories, modeling was carried out using such indicators as gross value added, amount of funding, and key target indicators of the federal projects “Information Infrastructure,” “Digital Public Administration,” and “Personnel for Digital Economy” of the Digital Economy national project. Based on the built model, a forecast of regional economic development under the influence of digital transformation processes in the Russian economy is suggested. The results of the study show that the successful implementation of digital initiatives contributes to the sustainable development of territories but requires a balanced distribution of resources and the elimination of interregional disparities. Digitalization contributes to the modernization of management, reduction of transaction costs, and expansion of access to services but is accompanied by institutional barriers, personnel limitations, and obvious territorial heterogeneity. Authors’ contribution. E.A. Petrova – formulation of the scientific problem and research objective, selection of scientific sources, development of a methodological approach to impact assessment of digital transformation on sustainable development of regions of the Russian Federation, formulation of conclusions and proposals for regional digital policy improvement. I.V. Usacheva – collection and systematization of statistical data on key indicators of digitalization, conducting dynamic analysis and visualization of results, content analysis of strategic and regulatory documents of the national project “Digital Economy,” making correlation and regression analysis, construction of an econometric model and interpretation of modeling results, summarizing the research results, and formulating conclusions.