Econometric analysis of the Russian regions' digital inequality

摘要

This article covers the issues of digital development of Russian regions, since information technologies today are one of the determining factors of economic and social prosperity of the country as a whole and of a particular region in particular. The previously developed digitalization index is calculated, based on which the indicators of the regions for the period from 2014 to 2017 are analyzed, showing the dynamics of development of each region in the informational context. The factors included in the index and the degree of influence they have to regional digitalization were also assessed. On the basis of the index, a cluster analysis of the regions was carried out, which allows to define typical groups the regions are distributed depending on the level of digital development.