Development Of Digital Infrastructure Research Articles

A Sustainable Digital Ecosystem: Digital Servitization Transformation and Digital Infrastructure Support

While the notion of digitalization and sustainability has become prominent in current research, more can be done to bridge these two concepts and explain the interaction between them. Plenty of literature has focused on the impact of digital technology applications and business model innovations on environmental performance but has not considered the counterforce of environmental performance on digitalization. We investigated this question from the perspective of digital ecosystem architects to explore more organic relationships. By analyzing data from 1083 listed firms from 2014 to 2019, we found various effective paths for architects to participate in the digital ecosystem and determined that improved environmental performance has led to more efficient convergence. Digital servitization adopted by private architects contributes to financial performance, whereas the addition of digital infrastructure enables public architects to play a greater role. This is reflected in the discovery that firms with “high” environmental performance can improve their financial performance far more significantly with the help of digital servitization compared to other firms. However, digital infrastructure development can benefit all firms almost indiscriminately. We encourage firms and governments to work together to strengthen digital infrastructure, build digital ecosystems, and focus on environmental performance while transitioning to digital servitization.

"LEARNING IN THE DIGITAL ERA. DIGITAL CITIZENS "

The paper focuses on learning in the digital era and digital citizens. The evolution of modern information technologies and the Internet have revolutionized education and traditional forms of training. The development of modern forms of learning has directed the evolution of multimedia and communication technologies to the development of digital infrastructures demanded by today's computerized societies that provide everyone with easy access to the content of massive virtual libraries. Using new technologies, everyone concerned with their professional development can communicate with their field specialists and other colleagues to share information, knowledge and experience. Digital citizens belong to the digital society. They use technology to get involved in the good course of society. Digital citizenship empowers people to harvest the benefits of digital technology in a safe and efficient way. In the world of the 21st century, the skills of the digital age cannot be neglected. Once these skills are mastered, trust and autonomy arise. Young people learn not only to master a wide range of digital tools but also to understand how they work and how they are created.

Challenges of Digital Transformation in Agriculture from Romania

Agriculture plays a crucial role in Romania's economy, a fact that accelerates the search for ways to maximize production yield and profit. The aim of the paper is to study the characteristics of the transformation of agriculture in the context of digitization. Research methods include scientific and theoretical approaches to assess the state of agriculture and its potential in the context of digitization, such as system and situation analysis. The current stage of agricultural development is characterized by a significant transformation of management and production processes due to the introduction of digital technologies. The experience has convincingly shown that the traditional forms of development of agricultural production have practically exhausted themselves. In the new conditions of financial and economic activity, the scientific and technological progress becomes decisive. In agriculture, the digital transformation has a significant impact on material and human resources, increases the productivity of crops, improves the quality of agricultural and livestock products. The digitization of agriculture is extremely important, because it is a source of agricultural economic growth and can become a strong incentive for the innovative development of the sector. Investments in the development of digital infrastructure in rural areas can improve the living conditions of the rural population, with local authorities solving more efficiently the problems within their competence. Also, the digitalization of agriculture will promote the development of small farms in rural areas and contribute to the diversification of the rural economy.

РОЗВИТОК СТРАТЕГІЧНОГО ВЕКТОРУ ЧОРНОЇ МЕТАЛУРГІЇ НА ОСНОВІ ІНСТРУМЕНТІВ ЦИФРОВІЗАЦІЇ

The paper analyzes the current trends in the digital transformation of Ukraine, which provide for the improvement of the regulatory and legal framework, which will allow enterprises to use the opportunities of digitalization for competition and innovation with the qualification of personnel in accordance with the requirements of the new economy. The prospects of the digital projects planned by the government, the main strategic directions of the development of the digital economy of Ukraine are given. Proposed priority directions for the formation and development of digitalization in the economic sector of ferrous metallurgy, in particular, the provision of a list of priority types of economic activity for cooperation with EU countries, the implementation of measures to create and ensure the functioning of industrial and innovative infrastructure facilities, the formation of technological production platforms based on digital technologies, the training of highly qualified specialists taking into account modern trends in the development of digital technologies leads to an increase in the quality of products, will contribute to a significant increase in the GDP level of Ukraine. Digitization of management makes it possible to propose an algorithm for environmental management. Since the main task of managing the potential of the enterprise is to optimize the management of available resources in order to maximize the positive financial result, the influence of digitalization on increasing the level of management of the potential of industrial enterprises of Ukraine, in particular in the field of ferrous metallurgy, is analyzed, and the main factors influencing its level are given. The relevance of the development of the project «Strategic directions for the formation and development of the digitalization of ferrous metallurgy of Ukraine in the perspective of 2030» is substantiated. The single digital vector of the country's metallurgical complex is substantiated as the basis for the development of innovative industry 4.0 tools of the old industrial region. The genesis of industry 4.0 development is considered. In the process of justifying the digital vector, a list of key industry 4.0 technologies was determined, a list of technological trends of the industrial revolution in the operational activities of metallurgical enterprises was formed. The main strategic directions of the development of the digital economy of Ukraine are revealed, aimed at forming a system of four vectors: development of digital infrastructure, development of digital skills, development of the sector of information and communication technologies, digitalization of spheres of life and sectors of the economy.

ЦИФРОВІЗАЦІЯ СТРАХУВАННЯ

Digital technologies are fundamentally transforming the way businesses operate. Digital insurance holds significant growth potential and promising prospects for development. The insurance industry is on the cusp of significant technological changes. Therefore, the objectives outlined in this article are to define the essence of digital insurance and its advantages, characterize trends and development prospects, and describe the challenges and strategies for optimizing digital progress in insurance. Digital insurance entails the digitization of all insurance operations and replacing physical presence in insurance with online interactions. Digital insurance, known as InsurTech, combines traditional understanding of insurance with 21st-century technologies. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to analyze large volumes of data for better risk assessment and setting insurance premiums. Blockchain technologies can be used to create secure and transparent insurance contracts. Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as smartwatches or vehicles, can provide real-time data to aid in risk assessment and insurance claim monitoring. Mobile applications and web platforms can provide convenient access to insurance services and informa- tion for customers. The most significant advantages of insurance digitalization will manifest in the following ways: Increased efficiency and productivity; Improved customer service ;Access to new markets; Proactive risk management; Reduction of fraud. Current trends in digital insurance include the utilization of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. Digital insurance has significant growth potential. The prospects for the development of digital insurance in Ukraine include: Development of digital infrastructure; Development of the fintech industry; Legislative initiatives; Connected insurance. However, for successful development of digital insurance in Ukraine, it is necessary to overcome certain challenges, including: Data privacy issues; Cybersecurity; Regulation; Integration challenges; Change of corporate culture and skills. Three key strategies have been identified to optimize digital progress in the insurance sector: The importance of digital transformation for business success, yet the fear of fully unleashing its potential. Successful investments in digital self-service platforms and robotic process automation. Understanding the necessity for insurers to adopt a new approach to workforce reorganization that promotes genuine digital thinking within the organization. The main obstacle for insurers in becoming digital organizations is change management. Digitalization of the insurance industry provides significant opportunities for the development of this type of entrepreneurial activity, offering advantages for both insurance companies and clients.

Geography of the mobile internet in the border and interior regions of Russia

Digital transformation of socio-economic processes is the basis for sustainable development of regions in the digital age. The foundation for such a transformation is the information and communication infrastructure and, first of all, the mobile Internet. The technological growth of mobile networks has provided a rapid increase in the number of users around the world, contributing to further digitalization. With the development of digital technologies, research in the field of human geography has received a new impetus. The impact of the Internet on all spheres of life has necessitated a rethinking of the existing geographical approaches to the study of physical space and the emergence of a new object of research — digital space. On the one hand, the latter is closely connected with traditional institutions and systems. On the other hand, it is characterized by its own patterns of construction and functioning. The problem of delimiting the boundaries of cyberspace makes it difficult to manage digital processes taking into account territorially determined needs and interests, while the current socio-economic unevenness of regional development results in the digital divide. Border regions, maneuvering within the dichotomy of ‘frontier — integration bridge’ models, can gain additional benefits from the development of digital infrastructure in the context of realizing their integration potential. This article assesses the geography of the mobile internet in Russia and its connection with the development of border regions. The authors use geo-information, statistical, and econometric analyses to assess the impact of mobile technologies on interregional information transfer, commodity-money flows, and migration. The study demonstrates the diversity in the availability of mobile internet access among residents in various categories of border and interior regions. Furthermore, the research establishes a link between the quantity of transmitted digital data, the import-export of goods and services, international migration, and two key metrics: the accessibility of 4G mobile internet and the number of mobile subscribers. The article pinpoints specific border regions within the Russian Federation, including Krasnodar Krai, Leningrad, Kaliningrad, Novosibirsk, Smolensk, Rostov, Chelyabinsk, Voronezh, Samara, and Kursk regions. These regions exhibit pronounced potential for executing integration functions through the advancement of digital technologies, particularly under favourable geopolitical conditions.

ПРОБЛЕМЫ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ ЦИФРОВОЙ ИНФРАСТРУКТУРЫ В АГРОПРОМЫШЛЕННОМ КОМПЛЕКСЕ РОССИИ

The relevance of the research topic is due to the strategic importance of increasing the productivity of the Russian agro-industrial complex. Currently, in the agro-industrial complex of the Russian Federation there is a significant technological gap in terms of ensuring reasonable growth of agribusiness based on digital technologies and solutions, which negatively affects its production, export potential and financial condition. The purpose of the study follows from the topic of the study and is to study the problems and prospects for the development of digital infrastructure in the agro-industrial complex of the Russian Federation and its potential for ensuring the intellectual growth of the industry. The study examines the conceptual framework, conducts a statistical study of activity in the field of digitalization of agriculture on the part of agribusiness, priority business models of agriculture in the digital economy; an assessment of investment activity is given taking into account the formation of digital infrastructure. The authors also analyzed the priorities for the development of digital services and solutions in the agricultural sector. At the conclusion of the scientific research, the main problems of forming digital infrastructure in the agro-industrial complex are identified.

The impact of digital economy on the export competitiveness of China's manufacturing industry.

The digital economy is an important driving force for the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry. This paper uses 2013-2019 manufacturing panel data to empirically test the impact of digital economic growth on China's manufacturing export competitiveness. The results show that, first, the degree of integration of manufacturing and digital economy in the eastern region is higher than that in the central and western regions. Second, the development of the digital economy has indeed had a significant positive impact on the export competitiveness of China's manufacturing industry. Third, the digital economy has different impacts on the export competitiveness of manufacturing industries in different industries and regions. Based on the findings, some suggestions are made to further enhance the export competitiveness of China's manufacturing industry, such as paying attention to the development of digital infrastructure, optimizing the mode of integration of the manufacturing sector and the digital economy, and enhancing international collaboration in digital technology innovation.

Opportunities, Challenges and Development of Digital Trade in China's Belt and Road System

Digital trade is a new engine to stimulate economic growth along the "the Belt and Road" and an important starting point to promote the digital "the Belt and Road". Digital technology has created a new growth point of international trade. China's industrial advantages in digital trade, the leading mode of non-governmental organizations, and the digital development strategies of economies along the line have created a good foundation for China to promote the development of digital trade along the "the Belt and Road". However, the fragmentation of digital trade rules, unbalanced development of digital infrastructure, digital security and other issues facing the promotion of the "the Belt and Road" digital trade cannot be ignored.

Achieving the principles of sustainable development: Implementation of smart solutions in the infrastructure of modern megacities

City residents get the opportunity to develop a comfortable and safe living environment with the effective use of smart infrastructure. First of all, this concerns the digitalization of the housing, energy, construction, and public transport sectors, the large-scale use of integrated digital platforms in city management, and control over environmental protection. Therefore, the governments of many countries are actively looking for ways for the balanced sustainable development of megacities, one of which is the policy of developing smart megacities using IT infrastructure. The purpose of the study is to identify promising areas for the development of smart infrastructure in the sustainable development of megacities. Using qualitative methods, the main opportunities for the development of digital infrastructure have been identified to achieve the principles of sustainable development, including opportunities for the development of smart infrastructure to improve an environmentally sustainable megacity, directions for solving transport and traffic problems, improving the efficiency of the waste disposal system and developing the smart energy consumption. However, the authors note that when implementing smart solutions, it is necessary to minimize the possibility of intentional human influence on the safety of the population or the creation of man-made threats, since the vital activity and safety of cities largely depends on the effective functioning of digital technologies.

Digital economy and foreign investment processes of EU countries: analytical aspect

The article discusses the main indicators of the digitalization of the economies of the European Union countries and analyzes their dynamic series. The clustering method is used to divide the 27 EU countries into groups with similar levels of development of the digital economy components. The multiple regression analysis method is applied to each cluster to identify the main determinants of the impact on foreign investment processes. The purpose of the article is to investigate the influence of the digitization of the EU economy on foreign investment processes. The main task is to identify the most significant factors of the digital environment of European countries and assess their impact on investment flows, both internal and external. Methodology. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study is scientific works of scholars on the assessment of the impact of the main characteristics of the digital economy on foreign investment processes in the EU countries. In the process of research, general scientific and special methods are used, including analysis and synthesis (to analyze the dynamics of digital economy indicators of 27 EU countries); cluster analysis - for grouping EU countries by the intensity of development of digital processes; graphic - for visualizing the obtained results; multiple regression analysis - to identify the main determinants of the impact on investment activity in the EU countries; abstract-logical (for interpretation of the obtained results and formation of conclusions and recommendations). Results. According to the analysis of the dynamic series of indicators of the digital economy of EU countries, they were divided into 5 clusters based on the intensity of digital infrastructure development. For each cluster, a multi-factor regression analysis was conducted to investigate the dependence of the investment climate of EU countries on digital transformations. The analysis results confirm that the formation of digital infrastructures can provide favorable conditions for foreign investors and reduce barriers to their entry into the market. However, for the successful implementation of digital technologies in the processes of attracting foreign investments, it is necessary to ensure a high quality regulatory environment and an appropriate level of preparation of employees for the use of new technologies.

Основні бар’єри розвитку цифрової економіки в Україні

Abstract. Introduction. The formation and development of the digital economy is one of the most important issues on the agenda at the national level in a number of countries around the world. Information and communication technologies, penetrating into various spheres of business entities, are actively transforming the national economy, bringing its functioning to a qualitatively new level. Modern technologies contribute to increasing the competitiveness of enterprises due to the introduction of innovations, speeding up the processes of service provision, increasing the level of convenience for consumers and improving communication channels with them. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to specify and analyze the main barriers to the development of the digital economy in Ukraine. Results. During the last five years, the processes of digitalization of the economy have been rapidly intensified. The challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have proven that digitalization is an objective necessity capable of leveling the negative effects of the pandemic on business activities. Information and communication technologies have provided business with real opportunities to function in conditions of strict restrictions and forced social distancing. Along with this, the urgent need for the development of digital infrastructure became obvious. Ukrainian enterprises were able to adapt quite successfully to cooperation in new conditions by organizing remote work of staff, increasing presence on the Internet (official websites, social networks, various marketplaces, etc.), expanding the scale of online sales, and by improving communication with consumers (feedback systems, communication in messengers, etc.). This was mainly provided by the capabilities of digital technologies and elements of the digital infrastructure. A full-scale Russian offensive at the end of February 2022 had a detrimental effect on the development of the digital economy in Ukraine. The destruction and damage of enterprises, infrastructure, and the relocation of the population to safer territories negatively affected the dynamics of the basic technical, economic, personnel, and innovationtechnological parameters of the development of the digital economy. Conclusions. In the short- and medium-term perspective, the negative effects of the war and its consequences will affect Ukraine's position in international rankings for digitalization of the economy and various spheres of society. The war in Ukraine slowed down the positive dynamics of the parameters of the development of the digital economy, however, obtaining the status of a candidate for EU membership opens up new opportunities in the deployment of digitization processes based on European standards and norms

Digital inequality: modernization of Kuznets curve in the digital era

Objective: to study the impact of the level of broadband Internet access on income inequality in Russian regions.Methods: econometric modeling using the method of analyzing the relationship between inequality and economic growth, developed by Simon Kuznets, for a sample of 82 Russian regions in 2010–2020.Results: the paper examines the theoretical and practical aspects of income inequality of the population. The basis of many scientific studies is the results obtained by S. Kuznets, repeatedly tested in subsequent works. It is determined that under digital economy, inequality in economic development is also manifested in the spread of broadband Internet access. However, previous studies have not answered whether the further spread of the Internet will lead to increased income inequality. The authors of the study put forward and tested the corresponding hypothesis. Based on the analysis results, the authors draw conclusions about the existence of a nonlinear relationship between economic growth and income inequality, as well as the existence of a link between the spread of broadband Internet access and the reduction of income inequality in the Russian regions. At the same time, the results show that the relationship between the development of broadband Internet access and the Gini coefficient has an inverted U-shaped curve. This relationship is a development or analogue of the Kuznets curve, in which the development of digital infrastructure becomes one of the key factors in reducing inequality.Scientific novelty: a method for analyzing the relationship between income inequality and digital development is proposed, which is based on the results of econometric modeling. A model is substantiated and constructed that characterizes the impact of broadband Internet access on income inequality in Russia.Practical significance: the study results substantiate the need to increase the level of broadband Internet connectivity as one of the indicators of reducing income inequality in the Russian regions and, thus, indicate the directions of regional policy in the field of digital infrastructure development.

Marketing Strategies 4.0: Recent Trends and Technologies in Marketing

Industry 4.0 technologies have transformed the traditional methods of various study areas, using digitalization to fulfill sustainability and introduce innovative infrastructure. In the present era, every organization requires a distinct marketing strategy in order to meet customer and market demands in the form of products and services. Customer satisfaction, customer retention, customer behavior, customer profiling, and rewards systems are key parameters in the effective implementation of an organization’s marketing strategy for achieving better productivity. There are limited studies that have focused on discussing all the Industry 4.0 enabling technologies used in marketing for transforming the digital and intelligent ecosystem. Based on the analyses, this study identified the applications of the Industry 4.0 enabling technologies for market strategies, such as strategic information for customer satisfaction of the target customer; development of digital infrastructure for receiving real-time feedback on products and services; forecasting customer behavior to develop personalized messages or services; using business analytics to strengthen the quality of a product or service; developing effective simulations to monitor, test, and plan product improvements, based on consumer and market demand. Finally, a framework is recommended, and the vital recommendations for future adoption while maintaining sustainability are discussed.

The Influence and Mechanism of Digital Economy on the Development of the Tourism Service Trade—Analysis of the Mediating Effect of Carbon Emissions under the Background of COP26

This study explores the impact and mechanism of the digital economy on the tourism service trade. We adopted two-way fixed effects and mediating effects models, and conducted empirical studies based on panel data of 30 provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) in China. The results show that the digital economy can significantly improve the development of the tourism service trade, and has a certain role in carbon emission reduction. This conclusion remains valid after a series of robustness tests and proves that carbon emission per capita plays an intermediary role in this process. The regional heterogeneity analysis shows that the digital economy plays a more significant role in promoting inland regions and regions with a higher tourism resource endowment. These findings are significant for the relevant industries, ecological activists, other stakeholders and the realization of the «Glasgow Climate Pact». The results provide guidelines for the recovery of the tourism service industry in the post-epidemic era, achieving the “double carbon” goal, realizing low-carbon tourism and the control of carbon emissions by countries related to the COP meeting. The guidelines can help to strengthen the development of digital infrastructure and promote digital technology in the tourism service industry, differentiate promotion measures based on geographical location and tourism resource endowment, fully consider the intermediary role of carbon emissions, and develop corresponding low-carbon technologies and innovative green technologies.

Meorient: a pioneer of the digital exhibition industry

Learning outcomes This paper aims to first, identify the external and internal factors that a company needs to analyze when formulating its digital platform strategy. Based on the framework of PESTNPG (political economic social and culture technological population and globalization) and internal analysis a company should analyze both internal and external factors to formulate its digital platform strategy. For companies from emerging markets the institutional-based market created by national or local governments is important for digital platform strategy. Second dynamic capability theory and its linkages to digital platform strategy. The dynamic capabilities view is considered as a primary theoretical lens in the strategy literature to analyze a company’s strategies to achieve sustainable competitive advantages. To carry out a successful digital platform strategy companies need to build strong dynamic capabilities to capture or create opportunities and reconfigure their resources simultaneously. Third the advantages and disadvantages of different digital platform strategies (i.e. an independent digital platform and online–offline integration platform) and the possible consequences and risks of different strategies. It is important to evaluate different types of digital platform strategies that require different capabilities in terms of business structure product structure revenue structure organizational structure and technology architecture. A company needs to link these capabilities to a digital platform strategy to enable the integration (or separation) of online business with offline business. It also increases the accuracy and efficiency of online business. Fourth key points of digital platform strategy implementation. Companies need to identify key profit models for their digital platform to promote business growth and financial returns. It is equally important to increase customer value by leveraging its digital exhibition platform and to learn to use digital technology to foster organizational dematerialization. Case overview/Synopsis Zhejiang Meorient Commerce & Exhibition Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Meorient”) was a leading company in the exhibition industry in China. The unexpected outbreak of COVID-19 plunged Meorient into a state of emergency that forced it to fight for survival. Further, China had launched a national strategy of Digital China, which created new market opportunities for Meorient. As a result, Meorient gradually developed and launched its digital exhibition services in 2015. Meorient suffered significant losses in 2020 due to COVID-19 and had to formulate a new strategy based on a digital exhibition platform in 2021. Chairman Pan Jianjun had two options. One was a purely digital platform strategy without the original offline exhibition business. The other one was an online and offline integration strategy. Which option was the best way forward for Meorient? Pan had to make a choice. Some of the top management team members believed Meorient should completely transform into a digital platform company and provide comprehensive online digital exhibition services. Over the previous 20 years, Meorient had accumulated a large amount of data from domestic and foreign exhibitors and professional buyers and had gradually developed a digital exhibition platform. It was one of the companies that pioneered digital transformation within China’s exhibition industry. More conservative thinking held that Meorient's strategy should focus more narrowly on the integration of online and offline exhibition businesses. Toward the post-pandemic era, China’s national strategy of “Digital China” accelerated the development of digital infrastructures. During such critical transitional period, Meorient had to choose wisely if it was to sustain its profits or even survive. Complexity academic level The case is aimed at students in undergraduate, MBA, short course executive, EMBA or other executive education programs, especially where digital transformation is featured subject matter. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 11: Strategy

How does Internet use affect farmers' low-carbon agricultural technologies in southern China?

Agricultural low-carbon emission reduction is an essential part of China's ecological civilization construction. Farmers' low-carbon agricultural technology (LCAT) adoption has become an important means to achieve agricultural low-carbon emission reduction. Based on the survey data of 1080 farmers in Sichuan Province, farmers' LCAT adoption has been empirically studied using the combined estimate conditional mixed treatment model (CMP). The results show that the use of the Internet will substantially promote farmers' low-carbon tillage technology adoption and low-carbon fertilization technology adoption but has no significant impact on farmers' low-carbon pharmaceutical application technology adoption, low-carbon irrigation technology adoption, low-carbon agricultural film recycling technology adoption, and straw recycling technology adoption. Mechanism analysis shows that Internet use mainly affects farmers' low-carbon fertilization technology adoption through economic benefit cognition and affects farmers' low-carbon tillage technology adoption through ecological benefit cognition. This study can enhance our understanding of the relationship between Internet use and LCAT adoption and serve as a resource for rural digital infrastructure development and LCAT adoption-related policy design.

Pathways to carbon neutrality in major exporting countries: the threshold effect of digital transition.

By investigating the threshold effect on carbon emission from the perspective of digital transformation, this paper collects the panel data of 29 world’s major exporting countries from 2000 to 2019 to explore the impact of energy consumption on CO2 discharge by constructing a multi-variate threshold model. We further decompose digital transition into several indicators of digital infrastructure development, digital trade competitiveness, and digital technology exploitation. The key findings demonstrate that energy consumption exert a significant threshold effect on carbon emissions. When per capita energy usage is selected as the core explanatory variable, digital infrastructure and digital technology exploitation display significant single threshold effect. Likewise, when the proportion of renewable energy consumption is considered the key independent variable, digital trade competitiveness and digital technology exploitation also present significant single threshold impact. Overall, the deeper the digital transformation, the weaker the promotion effect of per capita energy consumption on carbon emissions, and the stronger the influence of the proportion of renewable energy on CO2 abatement. Robustness test confirms that the conclusions of this study are stable and consistent. Policymakers ought to better utilize the opportunities that digital transition offer for energy conservation and carbon neutrality realization. The specific policy implications include the following: (1) raise the scale of the application of renewable energy in digital infrastructure, (2) ameliorate the assessment system for the utilization of renewable energy in the digital industry, (3) elevate the incentive mechanism for boosting the adoption of clean energy during digitalization, (4) steadily advance the digital transition and refinement of industrial structure, and (5) high-income developed economies should help low- and middle-income developing countries accelerate the development of low-carbon economy.

Analysis of Digital Infrastructure Development for the Indonesian Capital Market

Digital developments in the Indonesian capital market are influenced by regulatory policies and innovations carried out on an ongoing basis by Exchange Members (AB). In responding to the development of the digital economy, the government must be able to create policies such as ease of financing for startups, tax incentives, and fostering mastery of information and communication technology (ICT) for SMEs. The government also needs to develop telecommunications infrastructure and develop ICT education. Community participation to improve education and skills in the field of ICT also needs to be done in order to take advantage of existing opportunities for their welfare. So to succeed (survive) in this dynamic world, companies should not only perform traditional actions such as lowering costs, but also undertake activities such as changing innovation structures or processes as critical response activities. Most of the response activities could be better facilitated by Information technology.

Управление Интернетом в повестке БРИКС

The key features of the modern Internet governance system are its decentralized structure, inhomogeneous internal “geography,” and the diverse nature of its decision-making actors. These factors determine the complexity of the decision-making process on Internet governance-related issues. Under these conditions, the BRICS group of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa is viewed as a suitable platform to establish a common ground and align the interests of the participating countries on five key spheres of Internet governance: infrastructure development, legal matters, economic issues, development, and social and cultural perspectives. The goal of this article is to study BRICS’ approach to Internet governance. The study presents an analysis of the BRICS countries’ priorities regarding Internet governance and incorporates a panel data on BRICS’ commitments and decisions regarding the issue. Several conclusions on the BRICS approach to Internet governance were drawn: the most prominent sphere for BRICS cooperation is digital infrastructure development; considerable discrepancies exist among the BRICS states regarding managing Internet content that contribute to a lack of concrete decisions on social and cultural aspects of Internet governance; there is a step-by-step convergence of the BRICS counterterrorism and counter-extremism agenda with a broader issue of cybersecurity. The author assumes that the infrastructure component dominates the BRICS Internet governance discussion due to China’s influence, which gives it the potential to be one of the key players and agenda-setters within BRICS, along with Russia. Steady incorporation of the counterterrorism and counter-extremism agenda into the cybersecurity discussion is strongly supported by Russia, in keeping with its declared national priorities regarding Internet governance. In the author’s opinion, it would be problematic for BRICS to reach a collective decision regarding Internet content governance given the conflict of interests among the participating countries revealed by this analysis.