Digitization of the Global World and Role of the State in the Digital Economy
Keywords:
globalization, digitization, Internet, digital economy, e-trade, information society, state.Abstract
The processes of globalization and digitization of all spheres of human life, wide dissemination of PCs and mobile gadgets, availability of network technologies based on TCP/IP protocols have significantly determined the information society development. On this background, new forms of economic management, aimed at innovative development and increase of international competitiveness, have been gradually emerging.
In this article, the authors briefly review the history of the digitalization of the world economy, analyze the opportunities and prospects of the digital era. General recommendations are given on the main directions of state policy and investments, which may contribute to strengthening existing competitive advantages in traditional sectors of the economy in the nearest future.
