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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Political Science</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Political Science</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Политология</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-1438</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-1446</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">46528</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-1438-2025-27-3-638-653</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">JKKOVG</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ЦИФРОВАЯ ТРАНСФОРМАЦИЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Conceptual Framework for Enhancing Government-Citizen Engagement Amid Digital Transformation in Contemporary Russia</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Концептуальная модель оптимизации взаимодействия государства и граждан в условиях цифровой трансформации современной России</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7069-7208</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Morozova</surname><given-names>Svetlana S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Морозова</surname><given-names>Светлана Сергеевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Political Sciences, Senior Researcher, Docent, Department of Russian Politics, School of Political Science</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат политических наук, старший научный сотрудник, доцент кафедры российской политики, факультет политологии</p></bio><email>s.s.morozova@spbu.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Saint-Petersburg University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-10-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>10</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>27</volume><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Digital policies</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Цифровая политика</issue-title><fpage>638</fpage><lpage>653</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-10-18"><day>18</day><month>10</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Morozova S.S.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Морозова С.С.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Morozova S.S.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Морозова С.С.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/46528">https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/46528</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Optimizing government-citizen engagement amid Russia’s digital transformation requires a comprehensive approach that extends beyond technological solutions. To systematically analyze this issue, this study proposes and theoretically substantiates an integrative five- component conceptual model, which includes: technological infrastructure, an institutional and legal framework, mechanisms for civic participation, informational openness, and an environment of trust. The model’s validation, based on a series of expert focus groups with representatives from government, business, and the academic community, reveals a significant asymmetry in the development of its components. Despite technological progress, the research identifies a profound deficit of trust in the state’s digital initiatives, skepticism regarding the actual impact of e-participation mechanisms, and a weak dialogue between the authorities and society. The study argues that effective optimization is impossible without fundamental changes aimed at building trust, ensuring genuine citizen participation, increasing transparency, and improving institutions. Based on this analysis, practical recommendations for public policy are formulated.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Оптимизация взаимодействия государства и граждан в условиях цифровой трансформации России требует комплексного подхода, выходящего за рамки технологических решений. Для системного анализа этой проблемы предложена и теоретически обоснована интегративная пятикомпонентная концептуальная модель, включающая технологическую инфраструктуру, институционально-правовое обеспечение, механизмы гражданского участия, информационную открытость и среду доверия. Апробация модели, основанная на серии экспертных фокус-групп с представителями власти, бизнеса и научного сообщества, выявила существенную асимметрию в развитии ее компонентов. При технологическом прогрессе фиксируются дефицит доверия к цифровым инициативам государства, скептицизм в отношении реального влияния механизмов электронного участия и слабость диалога между властью и обществом. Обоснован вывод, что эффективная оптимизация взаимодействия невозможна без фундаментальных изменений, направленных на построение доверия, обеспечение реального участия граждан, повышение прозрачности и совершенствование институтов. На основе анализа сформулированы практические рекомендации для государственной политики.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>digital transformation</kwd><kwd>state-citizen interaction</kwd><kwd>conceptual model</kwd><kwd>e-government</kwd><kwd>digital trust</kwd><kwd>e-participation</kwd><kwd>digital policy</kwd><kwd>digital ethics</kwd><kwd>public administration</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>цифровая трансформация</kwd><kwd>взаимодействие государства и граждан</kwd><kwd>концептуальная модель</kwd><kwd>электронное правительство</kwd><kwd>цифровое доверие</kwd><kwd>электронное участие</kwd><kwd>цифровая политика</kwd><kwd>цифровая этика</kwd><kwd>государственное управление</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><award-group><funding-source><institution-wrap><institution xml:lang="ru">Исследование выполнено за счет средств гранта РНФ № 22-78-10049 «Государство и гражданин в условиях новой цифровой реальности».</institution></institution-wrap><institution-wrap><institution xml:lang="en">The research was carried out at the expense of a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (project No. 22-78-10049 «The State and the citizen in the new digital reality»).</institution></institution-wrap></funding-source></award-group></funding-group></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Alimov, E.V., &amp; Pomazanskiy, A.E. 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