THE EXPERIENCE OF LEGAL REGULATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE LEADING COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

Abstract

The article is devoted to the experience of legal regulation of the digital economy on the example of the world's leading countries. The main spheres and branches of the digital economy that are the subject of legal regulation in the leading countries of the world are identified. A review of acts of legislation of foreign countries governing certain areas and types of legal relations covered by the concept of "digital economy". The opinion is substantiated that the development of the digital economy and its spread have set before the leading countries of the world a priority task to ensure the legal regulation of the relevant processes. The author examines the legislation of such foreign countries as Australia, Great Britain, Italy, France, USA, Japan and others, which defines the basic concepts and terms in the digital economy, establishes the legal regime of digital technology in the economy. It is argued that the peculiarity of the legislation of foreign countries in the study area is that it pays special attention to ensuring the protection of human rights, prevention of cyberattacks. The author describes international and European acts in the field of regulating the development of the digital economy. Based on the review of international law, it was found that its main achievements are: the formation and unification of terminological and conceptual apparatus, regulation and generalization of rules for concluding contracts in electronic form, determining the legal force of notifications and data transmission. used in the conduct of activities in the field of e-commerce, as well as measures to protect consumer rights. Based on the analysis of the experience of foreign countries in the field of digital economy regulation, a number of recommendations have been developed to improve national legislation in the field of digital economy regulation. It is substantiated that the primary task is to plan legislative activities in this area, which will ensure the consistency and orderliness of the adoption of relevant legal acts in the field of digital economy regulation.