Problems and prospects of development of SMART economy in the Post-Socialist States (challenges of the future)

Abstract

Post-socialist transformations have been in the focus of attention of scientists around the world for more than 30 years. Thus, the issues of smart-economy development in post-socialist countries are of particular relevance, since it is possible to providethe population with a decent standard of living in modern conditions only through the implementation of innovative development and introduction of the latest smart technologies aimed at the development of intellectualization, institutionalization, socialization,and ecologization in all spheres of society.The purpose of this article was to study the features of the development of the economies of post-socialist countries and to determine the problems and prospects for the formation of a smart-economy.Theresearch was based on a qualitative combination of general scientific methods. In particular, the study of the existing base of scientific literature used methods of analysis (logical and statistical analysis, as well as analysis of the structure and dynamics), synthesis, induction, deduction, concretization, methods of generalization,and analogy. For clarity, the data obtained as a result of the analysis are presented using tabular methods.As a result of the study, the essence and features of the smart-economy have been defined, and the reasons for the need for the transition of modern society to the smart-economy have been established.