Competitiveness of Circumpolar Countries in the Digital Environment

Abstract

The paper is devoted to solving the fundamental problem of the countries which Arctic territories are rich in natural resources. This is a contradiction between the necessity of forming an innovative, digital model of the economy and the reality of the extractive economy. The aim of the research is to assess the competitiveness of circumpolar countries in the digital environment. The authors have revealed several deterrents holding back development of projects in circumpolar countries that are not related to the extraction and primary processing of natural resources; assessed the subjective prerequisites for using a digital product to solve the production and infrastructure problems of the circumpolar countries; compared circumpolar countries in terms of number of student—one of the factors of competitiveness in the digital environment; rated the circumpolar countries in terms of competitiveness in the digital environment.