Comparative analysis of the state approach to digitalization of Kazakhstan and Russia
The article deals with the transformation of information technologies and the role of the state in the formation of the national strategy of digital development. Positions of Kazakhstan and Russia in the most widespread international ratings and indexes of digitization in 2017 were studied. The Kazakhstani positions is higher in some indices, along with the absence in the other ratings. State digitalization programs «Digital Kazakhstan» and «Digital Economy of the Russian Federation» were analysed. The single high-grade similarity of the indicator on digital literacy of the population with a significant difference in the percentage of results of the indicator's achievement was compared. «Digital Kazakhstan» program's aim is the growth of labor productivity in the main directions of the economy, while «Digital Economy of the Russian Federation» program's aim is the output of domestic companies and industries at the international scientific and technical level of cooperation in the field of digital economy. Currently, both states are committed to the introduction of advanced digital technologies to improve the effectiveness of public administration. The authors gave recommendations to exchange experience in the field of digitalization between Kazakhstan and Russia.