State modernization of economy in Russia: features and mechanisms of implementation (based on national projects)

The formation of the spectrum of global economic and political challenges for Russia is a factor in returning the issues of economic modernization to the public administration agenda, taking into account the current state and development trends of the country's economy as a whole and its regions. As a research tool, the system method and the method of statistical observations are used. In Russia, the role of the state in regulating economic processes and its predominance in the structure of Russian economy remains significant. All this makes it necessary to consider the participation of the state in the process of modernization transformations. The article discusses the historical experience of modernization in developed countries with significant state participation, as well as modern Russian goals of state participation in economy, the role of the relevant policy in achieving the goals of modernization (on the example of the “May Decree” of the President of the Russian Federation of May 7, 2018), its contingency with the practices and role of big business as an integral part of the modernization process. The paper suggests ways to optimize public policy in the direction of modernization, taking into account the priorities formulated for the management system.