Vol 6, No 4 (2019)

This research paper explores the tools for implementing the information security of the digital economy in Russia.  It analyzes the methods and tools of violating the confidentiality of internal corporate information, as well as the possibilities of protection and counteraction. The aim of the work is to identify the most relevant mechanisms for ensuring information security in Russia using the example of the activities of the IT company CJSC Krok. The current state of the information security services market, government regulation, information protection tools taking into account the development vector of the digital economy are also objectively assessed.

Infrastructure projects have an important role and are drivers of economic growth of the national economy. This is very important for Russia at a time of serious global challenges that require a combination of environmental and social responsibility, an optimal level of profitability, and solutions to the problems of economic modernization. The article covers foreign experience in the use of financial instruments to finance infrastructure projects. The author emphasizes that the importance of choosing and combining financial instruments in the formation of the financial architecture of the project is interrelated with the activity of their use in various state support programs, the legislative consolidation of their main parameters. The author concludes that the study of foreign experience in the application of financial instruments will allow to apply the best practices in the development and application of measures aimed at increasing investments in infrastructure projects in our country.

The article considers the issue of urban studies as a science capable of directing the economy.  On the example of studying specific smart solutions: bike rental, online taxi, rental housing - the purpose of which is to improve the quality of life of people, it is analyzed how they contribute to the development of the economy, and the specifics of implementing “smart solutions” in different regions are studied according to a number of factors  influencing the level of their distribution and development, the role of the private sector in this process is shown

In the framework of this article, the essence and importance of foreign trade for the development of the country's economy is indicated. The key indicators used for the analysis of “foreign trade” are highlighted, their definition and essence are characterized, analyzed using the statistics of the Russian Federal State Statistics Service over a ten-year period (from 2009 to 2018), the general dynamics indicators and the structure of export and import by trade directions are analyzed, as well as the dynamics of trade turnover and balance, conclusions are drawn about their growth or decline in the analyzed period.

The key features of external trade factors are identified, in view of the economic sanctions introduced against the Russian Federation (its residents), as well as the “response measures” and restrictions on trade with some external partners are described. The internal political decisions of the Russian authorities regarding the diversification of the country's economy are described. The analysis of changes in the structure of trade partners of Russia, in view of changes in the conditions and directions of foreign trade. The role and results of import substitution for stabilizing Russia's trade turnover and increasing the intensity of the country's economic growth are outlined.