Evaluation of signal indicators of the digital transformation of the Russian economy

Abstract

A new development stage of the Digital Economy is connected with traditional management adaptation of national scientific and technological (S&T) policies, which is why it is necessary to use modern assessing tools of the digital economy transformation. Innovative-technological economic changes character is wide-ranged at the same time the transformation becomes the decisive trend of its modern development, that is associated with the fundamental future system - digital economy. The authors suggest to use the leading and signal indicator system of the digital economy level assessment. The purpose of the study is the condition and dynamic monitoring of the Russian digital economy development, based on signal indicators. Main goal is to analyse leading and signal system of the digital economy transformation development. The methodological basis of the study is the systematization of publications by national and foreign economists on the problem of the development of the digital economy. We use the Russian and international normative base; statistical and economic-mathematical methods to analyse the indicators of the development of the digital economy. Authors also used systematic approach to assessing the level of development of the digital economy in Russia based on leading and signal indicators. The results of the study: digital transformation and assessment of digital economy indicators. Calculations showed that the digital economy development indicator gives the best signal for the digitization of Russian economy and can be a leading indicator, reflecting the internal research costs and the ICT sector organizations development. Gross value added of the ICT sector, domestic costs of research and ICT sector organizations development, Russian authors publications in scientific journals, indexed on international databases are “signal” indicators that determine the intensity of ongoing economy transformations