Strategic Guidelines for the Development of Information and Digital Technologies of the Subjects of the Macroregion: Investment Aspect

The article provides an overview of existing strategic documents of the federal and regional levels on the development of information and digital technologies in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The main strategic guidelines and volumes of investments for the implementation of projects in this area have been determined. It shall be noted that, depending on the level of regions (and countries), these strategies provide for different use of information technologies, which predetermines different amounts of funding, based on the capabilities and readiness of entities to implement them in the context of existing differentiation. The article is aimed to examine the investment aspects of the development of information and digital technologies in the subjects of the UFD and substantiate their development strategies. The leading research method is the system-object approach, as well as generally accepted methods of analysis and synthesis. The article presents the analysis results and evaluation of a number of indicators facilitating the objective assessment of the strategic development of the macroregion in the studied area, due to the investment in it.