Sustainable socio-economic development model: Implementation through regional ICT potential assessment

Abstract

Purpose of the study is the theoretical substantiation of sustainable socio-economic development model with realization of human potential, and its practical implementation through the assessment of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) potential at regional level. Novelty lies in generalization of provisions of the proposed model of sustainable socio-economic development with realization of human potential as well as substantiating of implementation of this model through relevant tools in context of digitalization. Identified following results: 1) systematized theoretical approaches to modeling sustainable human development and formation of the author's model of sustainable development with the realization of human potential; 2) assessed the potential of regions of the Republic of Belarus in the field of ICT within three areas: Access, use and skills; 3) compared received positions of the regions with their positions in terms of the value of the Gross Regional Product (GRP), which allowed to conclude that level of development of ICT potential influences the economic growth of regions and state. It is proposed to build the potential of the regions of Belarus in the field of ICT, which will ensure their sustainable socio-economic development, while achieving goals set within proposed model of socio-economic sustainable development with realization of human potential.