Digitalization of the Largest Russian Cities: Strategic Priorities of Research and Innovative Development

DOI

10.2991/aebmr.k.210213.013How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Strategic Planning, Largest City, Smart City, Smart Governance, Innovation, Digitalization

Abstract

The article discusses priorities of research and innovative development of Russian regional capitals – the largest cities. This topic is particularly important in the current Russian context: regional capitals, being actively involved in globalization processes, need to enhance their competitive edge and adopt new digital technologies in order to respond effectively to global challenges. The article compares the largest cities’ socio-economic performance and assesses their technological development and readiness for digital transformation. The article also provides a comprehensive analysis of strategic planning documents and strategic priorities of Russian regional capitals. As a result, considerable contradictions and discrepancies, which threaten the successful implementation of these strategies, are revealed. The guidelines for priority setting formulated by the authors focus on innovation, research and digitalization. These guidelines were tested in Ekaterinburg, the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk region. A set of programs and projects is also proposed to enhance the technological development of Ekaterinburg and help it keep up with the current global trends, primarily digitalization. The authors also provide rationale for the goals, targets and objectives pursued by these programs and projects.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ivan Antipin
AU  - Natalia Vlasova
AU  - Vasa László
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/02/15
TI  - Digitalization of the Largest Russian Cities: Strategic Priorities of Research and Innovative Development
BT  - Proceedings of the XV International Conference "Russian Regions in the Focus of Changes" (ICRRFC 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 89
EP  - 95
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.210213.013
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.210213.013
ID  - Antipin2021
ER  -