Methodological approach to digitalization and industrialization of the development of regional and municipal structures in the post-Covid space

Abstract

The transformation of the economy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and socio-economic instability has increased the importance of digital preorientation of the development of regional and municipal structures, increasing their influence on the formation of a "smart" space that meets the level of development of society in accordance with the concept of sustainable development. The methodological basis of the research is formed on the basis of content analysis of research and economic and statistical data that characterize the main trends in digitalization and industrialization of management systems of subjects and municipalities of the Russian Federation in conditions of uncertainty and transformation of economic conditions. The tools for implementing the initiative to implement the "Smart city" and "Smart region" projects based on the introduction of information and communication technologies in various spheres of life that can accelerate the economic development of territories and improve the quality of life of citizens are studied. These are concepts for scaling technical solutions, management methods, and social practices of digitalization and industrial development of territorial entities, taking into account regional specialization, which implies the creation of the necessary infrastructure and the cultivation of competencies that are in demand in the information society, as well as aimed at improving the efficiency of economic management processes based on digital tools for data collection and analysis.)Within the framework of the developed projects on digitalization of the municipal and regional economy, social measures aimed at supporting small and medium-sized businesses most affected by the pandemic and the possibility of obtaining various services on a free basis for different segments of the population, including professional and post-professional education in an open educational space for socialization of "special" people (inclusion) and employees of enterprises in the sectors of the economy most affected by the spread of coronavirus infection are proposed for the post-crisis medium-term forecast