Digital Transformation of Monotowns: Prospects and Opportunities

Abstract

The article devotes to the substantiation of a progressive influence of the city digital transformation on the quality of citizens life. In addition, this article defines the specifics of monotowns (single-industry towns), the features of their digitalization and the main directions of digital transformation. Authors differentiate the elements of the digital transformation directions. The positive influence of the digital transformation on an investment climate, motivation of entrepreneurship, as well as increasing the efficiency of the labor market and economic security is justified too. As a part of the study the main tasks of the development and implementation of the ``Digital Municipality{''} are defined and recognized on the example Closed administrative-territorial formation (CATF) of Zheleznogorsk in Krasnoyarsk territory. The scheme of a digital municipality is developed and presented. In conclusion, in the future expanding the range of portal services and increasing the number of its users can give an economic effect that ensures the growth of the territory investment attractiveness and the strengthening of economic connection between enterprises. The authors conclude that the digital transformation of the monotowns (single-industry towns), the development of new institutions in a public self-government and modern information technologies permits to form an integrated and active local community that can solve the strategic development tasks of its territory.