Information Technology Sector in the Russian Federation: Problems and Prospects of Development
The paper attempts to analyze problem areas and the prospects of information technology development in Russia and their impact on the economic development of the country. The purpose of the research is to identify the problems and prospects of information technology development of the Russian economy. The analysis showed that the intensive use of information technologies increases the efficiency of the existing economic model in Russia, but does not provide a qualitative transformation of economic growth. Among the problems of the development in the information technology sector, the authors highlight Western sanctions, state regulation of the sector by non-market tools, the digital divide between regions and brain drain. However, there are certain prospects in the field of software due to government support for demand, tax maneuver, import substitution and the potential of specialists in this field.