Defining Digital Economy of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States

The paper is devoted to some of the macro-regional aspects of digital economy. Special attention is paid to the definition of the level of digital economy development in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries. Currently the topic of digitalization and the perspectives of its development in other countries is under academic discussions. Thus, the authors of the article provide the definition of digital economy and stress its significance in the modern world. The analysis of the current state of digital economy in the countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization was conducted and the most commonly used approaches in digitalization assessment were shown. The study led to the conclusion that it is important to choose an appropriate method to make an assessment of digitalization among member states.