Digital Economy Development in Russia: Prospects and Problems

The development of information technology is changing the world around us, and the transformation that is taking place is large-scale and impressive. The hard work and unique specialist developments as well as unique software solutions are creating a new system of knowledge, setting a new vector for the development of the economy and life in general. New digital technologies and innovative business models are penetrating all spheres of the economic life of society, influencing the very essence of the economy (Bodrunov, Plotnikov, Vertakova, 2017; Dmitrievich, 2015; Pashkus, Pashkus, Asadulaev, Bulina, 2015; Polyanin, Golovina, Avdeeva, Merkulov, Klevtsova, 2018; Tolstykh, Vertakova, Shkarupeta, Shishkin, Krivyakin, 2017; Volkova, Loginova, Desyatirikova, Belousov, Chugunov, 2018; Yulia, Irina, 2015), giving rise to the newly emerged concept of digital economy. Customary business processes experience the influence of transformative information technologies, and that leads to the emergence and development of completely new management technologies. Information-based tools for management are being developed and successful business projects are being created. Humanity has entered a new era of global change. Increasingly, such basic forms of social life as economy, science, technology, receive new content and presentation, which inevitably entails the transformation of relations in society. Digital technologies as a sign of development and a characteristic feature of the future form in themselves a logical and objective process that cannot be stopped. The question is only about the time of its complete implementation because it is impossible to perform a simultaneous widespread introduction of digital technologies in all spheres of life. In this regard, the relevance of this subject is self-evident.