Methodological approaches for research of local market of IT services in the information space of region

Abstract

In article the local market of services in the field of information technologies as a part of information space of the region including all institutional units and IT infrastructure of the region is considered. Such approach is caused by rather small contribution of this type of activity to a gross regional product in the conditions of economic crisis, reducing by the companies costs and freezing of large infrastructure projects. Development of information society is characterized by tendencies of promotion of mobile services, artificial intelligence, socialization, use of a cloud computing and is followed by involvement of households, state management and business in a common information space. However traditionally market research of IT services and information space represent the isolated researches of the market and humanitarian direction. The purpose of this article is development of a single technique and system of indicators for the analysis of the local market of IT services in information space of the region. Authors determinae components of information space in which there is a configuration of the local market, the demand and supply. Development of an analysis technique of the local market of IT services is preceded by the description of structure of information space of the region as the open system exchanging with the external environment information resources. Basic elements of structure are social and economic system in which the local market of IT services, ICT infrastructure and information resources functions. Information analysis base is the system of statistics which sources can be an official statistics, analytics of Internet resources and data of selective inspections of demand in the local market. The technique of a research represents an analysis algorithm of all components of information space and the market of IT services. For each analysis stage authors proved statistics for the solution of a certain task. At the final stage the temporary periods of the analysis, statistical dependences of result of market development of IT services on factors, conditions and restrictions are proved in the region. In the course of development of a technique the main problems of a research of the market of IT services, including connected, with lack of IT services as separate type of economic activity are revealed. Limitation of data for research of information region space is compensated by development of the universal questionnaire and results of field inspection in the course of accomplishment of a grant of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. The need for implementation of educational programs in the field of IT technologies for the population is revealed that can serve as a demand growth incentive in the local market of IT services. The practical importance of technique consists in reasons for approaches to regulation of the local market of IT services in the conditions of the current state of information region space.