Economic and legal aspects of digital transformation in mining industry

Abstract

The article presents the aspects of the industrial digital transformation that currently is taking place in various economic sectors and mining industry is not an exception. Particularly, the authors analyze the development of information technologies in the industry and conduct comparative analysis of digital technologies use in mining with reference to the business sector. The article highlights various features accompanying the digital development of a company, such as the share of employed ICT specialists in a company, the presence of Internet sites, the use of cloud services etc. Apart from economic aspects the article raises a number of social problems that cause the low level of digital development in Russia. In addition, international comparisons are given. Other crucial aspect analyzed in the article is the legal regulation of the process of digital transformation of industry. Its imperfection and need for improvement is justified. Special attention is given to the role of education in the development of the digital technologies and the mining industry as a whole.