Digitalization of the Agro-Industrial Complex as the Main Factor of Regional Economic Development

Abstract

Digitalization is becoming increasingly relevant as Russia enters the path of innovative development of complex socio-economic systems. Digital innovations in the agro-industrail complex [AIC] increase labor productivity, reduce production costs, and, as a result, ensure the sustainable development of the regional economy. The study monitors the development of the digital agriculture project within the regions to identify problems and prospects for improving the efficiency of the AIC in the Kursk Region. In this study, we used various theoretical and empirical methods, including logical and system analysis, data collection methods, and ranking. The analysis has shown that the AIC of the Kursk Region is rapidly improving. Kursk Region also increases its resource potential and successfully implements the “Digital Agriculture” pilot project of the Ministry of Agriculture. We note that to implement digital technologies in the agriculture of the Kursk Region, the quality and professional skills of IT specialists must be improved first. The scientific novelty of the research lies in developing directions for improving the efficiency of the AIC via digitalization. The results of this study may serve as a methodological basis for further research in the field of innovative development of complex socio-economic systems.