Information technologies as a means of combating corruption in the Russian Federation

Abstract

The object of the study of this article is the Federal Law "On Combating Corruption" dated December 25, 2008, as well as the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation "On the State information system in the field of anti-corruption "Poseidon" dated April 25, 2022. The subject of this study is information technology as a means of combating corruption in the Russian Federation. The author in the article examines in detail the issues of state policy in the field of combating corruption, analyzes the regulatory framework on the use of information technologies in the field of combating corruption, as well as the work of various information systems for the provision of public services to the population. Pays attention to the issues of the structure, operation and implementation of the state information system in the field of anti-corruption "Poseidon" in the activities of public authorities. The research methodology was primarily based on the normative legal acts of the Russian Federation, as well as the works of Russian scientists. The article used both general scientific and special research methods. The novelty of the research lies in the insufficient number of studies on the problems of the article. As a result of the research, the author comes to the following conclusions: information technologies have a great impact on all spheres of government activity and public life. The state's anti-corruption policy is also influenced by new trends. Moreover, the introduction of information technologies, the so-called "digitalization", remains one of the most relevant areas in the field of combating corruption today; the information and technical component of the fight against corruption will constantly develop and improve, the state needs to take into account these trends and promptly turn them into the legal field; the creation and implementation of GIS Poseidon is a very timely and modern step that meets the current stage of society's development; it is necessary to develop the anti-corruption potential of successfully operating digital products for the provision of public services and develop new information systems, gradually synchronizing them with existing ones.