Analysis of territorial disproportions in the level of industrial digitalization in the regions of Russia, taking into account industry specifics

The purpose of the article: To analyze territorial disproportions in the digitalization of industrial sector enterprises. Methodology of the article: The study is not based on an independent author's methodology. The authors' task was to rank the subjects of the Russian Federation by the level of digitalization of industrial sectors. Given the nature of statistical information, the regions are ranked in two areas – the use of artificial intelligence by regional enterprises and the volume of production technologies used by industrial sectors within the boundaries of the administrative unit. The basis for this study were the materials of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation website, as well as the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the study: 1. The difference in the use of artificial intelligence by regional enterprises and the volume of high-tech solutions used by industrial sectors within the boundaries of the administrative unit were analyzed;
2. The reasons for the “digital lag” of individual industries and regions were considered. Based on the results of the study, the authors made the following general conclusions. The introduction of advanced production technologies at industrial enterprises is uneven. This is due to the fact that small commercial enterprises cannot afford to invest significant funds in technological and information development, and for heavy industries, digitalization does not always significantly affect the improvement of business results, which demotivates owners. The problem of the availability of personnel with the appropriate digital competencies is relevant for all industries and production volumes. To reduce the digital gap and create unified end-to-end platform digital systems that combine industry business processes of industrial enterprises into value-added production chains, it is necessary to improve the system of state incentives and subsidies. Priorities should be shifted towards personnel training, support for small industries, as well as those industries that cannot independently finance the development of digital competencies, while being significant for the economic development of the country. Author's contribution: Monitoring of territorial differences in the level of industrial digitalization was carried out; proposals were put forward for the transformation of the system of state support for the digital development of industrial enterprises.