Problems of population informatization in Ryazan oblast

The article makes an attempt to examine the trends and the level of informatization of a region population on the statistical data of Ryazan oblast. It analyses the problems connected with population informatization and factors hampering the process of population involvement in the information society. It presents a composite index of the region readiness to enter the information society and its constituting indicators in Ryazan oblast for 2010-2013, as well as the rating of these indicators among the Russian Federation subjects.