ASSESSMENT OF THE READINESS OF RUSSIAN ECONOMY TO THE INTRODUCTION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
A study of the prospects and an assessment of the readiness of the Russian economy for the introduction of digital technologies is a currently fundamental research that substantiates and studies new socio-economic relations arising in connection with the formation of the digital economy in the Russian Federation. The theoretical and methodological aspects of the formation of the digital economy, the genesis of the concept of “digital economy”, the content of 15 the digital development model that provides innovative transformation of the modern Russian economy in the direction of its digitalization in conjunction with the achievements of the 4th industrial revolution are investigated. Analyzing the first steps towards digital transformations in Russia, an assessment is made of the degree of its readiness to restart the state system of economic management; concrete practical achievements are estimated that are the result of the adoption of digital technologies in the domestic economy; the main limitations in the formation of the digital economy are identified, associated with the general technological lag, lack of the conceptual foundations of such a development model, investment and personnel shortages, and lack of an appropriate institutional environment.