Methods of Digitization of the Russian Economy with the Help of New Internet Technologies

The purpose of the work is to determine and substantiate the methods of digitization of the Russian economy with the help of new Internet technologies. The authors apply the methods of trend and regression analysis of the indicators of development of digital economy and the Internet in Russia in 2010–2017 and the developed formula which supposes calculation of economy’s digitization. The information and analytical basis of the research includes the official statistical information of the United Nations E-Government Survey according to the Division for Public Administration and Development Management, The United Nations; Index of Information Communication Technologies Society according to the International Telecommunication Union; and the report “Digital Russia: New Reality” according to Digital/McKinsey, as well as the report “The Web Index” according to the World Wide Web Foundation. As a result of the research, it is concluded that despite the official recognition of the necessity for development of digital economy in modern Russia and establishment of the corresponding national strategic course, in practice the process of its implementation is slow due to insufficient elaboration of the methodological tools of economy’s digitization. New Internet technologies possess large possibilities and potential in stimulating this process. The authors substantiate the perspective methods of digitization of the Russian economy with the help of new Internet technologies, provide the mechanism of their action, and offer practical recommendations.