DIGITALIZATION - A THREAT OR AN ENGINE OF INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION?
The article considers the hypothesis on the dual nature of the impact of digitalization on the possibility of inclusive development of regions, as well as the change in the structure of modern society caused by digitalization and the development of the digital economy. Methodological tasks of further research are defined.
Keywords: inclusive development of regions, digitalization, digital economy. Highlights:
♦ a hypothesis is proposed on the dual nature of the impact of digitalization on the quality of inclusive economic development in the region;
♦ the importance of a verified state policy in the digitalization, that is intended to level out the stratification of regions by the level of their digital maturity, is shown;
♦ the development of new digital technologies not only creates conditions for inclusive development, but can also significantly worsen the stratification of regions in the absence of a verified state policy.
Rustam R. Gilfanov, Post-graduate student of the Center for Advanced Economic Research, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan.