Assessment of digital and communication technologies in Russian organizations at the regional level

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of development and methodological tools application for a comprehensive assessment of regional features of the digital and communication technologies use by organizations in Russia. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the indicators characterizing the use of digital and communication technologies in organizations located in different Russian regions. The official information of Rosstat agency for 2020 was used as empirical data. Modeling of empirical data was carried out according to the author’s methodology, based on the development of density functions of the normal distribution of three indicators by region. The variance analysis of indicators by regions with their minimum and maximum values was based on the ANOVA method. The study showed that about 82.2 % of organizations used digital technologies. The level of use of communication technologies was significantly lower. 66.1 % of organizations used the Internet to provide statistical, tax and other reporting. The share of organizations involved in electronic procurement for state or municipal needs was 38.6 %. Lists of regions were compiled in which the maximum and minimum values of indicators characterizing the use of digital and communication technologies by organizations were noted in 2020. The results of the work can be used in the activities of federal and regional structures related to the regulation and planning of the development of these technologies and the justification for allocating additional resources to regions with a low level of their use.

Keywords

• organizations
• digital technologies
• communication technologies
• internet
• electronic procurement
• tax reporting
• regions of russia
• normal distribution functions