Analysis of interaction between executive authorities and population by means of Internet communication: case of Russia

Today, Russia is a state where a characteristic feature of society informatization in creating an «information society» is the length of the process because the implementation of the spread of IT technologies slows down due to the geographical factor of the country. Nevertheless, IT technologies can solve the problem of communication between remote territories through the creation of Internet communications. This article focuses on the development of Internet communication between the executive authorities of a Russian region and the population. It initially demonstrates the results of the secondary analysis of statistical data on the number of hits of the population to the relevant ministries of the region, submitted through the active function on the websites of the executive bodies. The method of questionnaire survey of the region population using quota sampling depending on the gender and age of respondents is used. This method made it possible determine the degree of awareness of the region’s residents about the availability and the level of demand of Internet communication with authorities. This study can be useful to researchers of communication between society and the power of any country because Internet communication is a global trend at all levels of development of modern society.