The Authorization of Russia and Developing Countries in Global Digitalization

Abstract

The paper analyzes the level and place of Russia and developing countries in global digitalization. The presented six Federal projects of the Russian Federation on the implementation of the national program in the development of digital economy give reasons to believe that Russia will not remain an outsider in the digital space. However, the allocated financial resources still fall short of the level of developed countries. New trends of advanced development of digital economy in the countries in comparison with GDP growth rates are discussed. The multi-speed mode of digital economy development in developing countries is defined, which threatens the digital divide and deindustrialization of the least developed countries. The classification scheme of the distribution of countries by the level of development of the digital economy and the likely digitalization scenarios of Russia and developing countries are also discussed by the authors.