Digital tools for managing the economic security of a depressed region

Pskov State University, 2 Lenin Square, Pskov, 180000, Russia

^* Corresponding author: michaelbalog@mail.ru

Abstract

This publication is a theoretical work which aims at exploring the possibilities of using digital tools to manage the economic security of a depressed region. To achieve the stated aim, the following methods were used: analysis, synthesis, abstraction, systematization and structuring of information. We also used integrated, comparative, functional and cause-and-effect methods. The object of this publication is a depressed region. The subject of the study is digital tools that can be used to manage economic security at the regional level. The study showed that one of the key threats to the economic security of a depressed region is the consistently low values of indicators of social and economic development. It was determined that the use of digital tools can improve the condition of a depressed region in the following areas: the formation of high-quality human capital; development of remote employment in a depressed region; creation of new jobs in a depressed region; digitalization of clusters to increase the competitiveness of companies in a depressed region; creation of a digital ecosystem for managing the economic security of a depressed region.