Systemization of Factors Affecting Public Administration Efficiency Through the Use of ICT

The article studies the factors affecting the public administration specifics in the federal subjects of the RF with reference to and critical review of the publications on information society challenges and the practical experience in information support of regional socio-economic development. The system of the factors is used to characterize the most common issues of integration and application of information & communication technologies (hereinafter ICT). It is justified here that transition to information society will enhance the role of statistics data in the solving of public administration issues in the federal subjects of Russia. The article shows that anxiety, uncertainty and lack of proper qualification are the primary reasons for inefficient ICT use by public officers. The results obtained contribute to the research into information support as a means of socio-economic development management in the federal subjects of Russia. An attempt is made to link the ICT use specifics as part of administrative activity with the need to improve the analytical indicator definition and use methods for the purposes of public administration, with due account taken of the changing information needs of society. The authors see their studies prospectively used in a systematic analysis of the holistic understanding of how the best international practice can be applied to resolving the pressing issues raised by the program `Digital Economy of the Russian Federation'.