Infrastructure development of Baikalsk city: the formation of a modern digital economy
The problems faced by Russian single-industry towns are one of the main threats to the social and political stability of the country. Currently, there are 320 single-industry towns in Russia, in which 10% of the country's population lives. The Ministry of Economic Development is updating the existing list of single-industry towns, focusing on municipalities with the most difficult socio-economic situation: these are single-industry towns where the average unemployment rate for three years is two or more times higher than the national average; these are large industrial centers, as well as small villages, most of which are located in traditionally industrial regions. Some single-industry towns have a certain microclimate in winter and summer, including a convenient location to the federal highway or to large reservoirs. Comprehensive support for single-industry towns is provided by a special fund belonging to the VEB Group. For several years, single-industry towns have been provided with opportunities to participate in various kinds of programs, for example, "People's Initiatives", microgrants through which one of the city's infrastructures could be improved. In every city there are places where large flows of people cross daily. These are train stations, squares, squares, parks, markets. All the amenities and inconveniences of these places are well known to residents, so it is from these places that you need to start updating the urban environment. The creation of modern nanospaces with the help of effective technologies, where you can communicate and exchange ideas, is important for the future of single-industry towns because in such conditions, progressive-minded communities are formed that can give impetus to the development of medium and small businesses, art or creativity, and bring the corresponding single-industry town to a new level of socio-economic development. The single-industry town of Baikalsk in the Irkutsk region has become the second city in Russia after Innopolis, for which a digital twin has been developed - a 3D model that allows effectively planning the territory. There is an opportunity to transform idle territories, that is, to renew a park or transform an abandoned factory into an exhibition space, as a result of which the city will receive the missing social infrastructure facilities with a positive atmosphere. Under the new program, investors will be compensated for the funds spent. They will be able to return the tax payments coming to the budget from the built enterprises.