Internet Tools for Development of Knowledge Economy: Essence, Tendencies, and Perspectives

The purpose of the article is to study the essence, tendencies, and perspectives of development of the Internet tools of development of knowledge economy by the example of modern Russia. For determining the essence and tendencies of knowledge economy development in modern Russia under the influence of the Internet development, the authors use the methods of horizontal and trend analysis, with the help of which the growth rate of the corresponding indicators for a year and several years is studied. Also, the method of correlation analysis is used, with the help of which the connection between the process of knowledge economy development and development of the Internet is studied. In view of novelty of the concept of knowledge economy, time limits of the research cover 2010–2016. As a result, it is concluded that Internet tools possess large potential in the sphere of stimulating the process of knowledge economy development, as it allows accelerating the development of human capital, diffusion of knowledge and innovations, and development of high-tech spheres of economy. At present, Russia is peculiar for the tendency of increase of the level of population’s education and increase of innovational activity of economic subjects and the economy on the whole under the influence of development of the Internet – i.e., economic effects are manifested most clearly. At that, social effects from development of the Internet, which include growth of GDP per capita, are not very clear. Perspectives of development of Internet tools for stimulating the process of knowledge economy development are related to provision of mass accessibility of information on innovational development of economy in the Internet, development of the system of remote education and the system of remote exchange of scientific achievements. As a result, the authors’ concept of managing the process of knowledge economy development with the help of Internet tools is created.