CHALLENGES OF THE DIGITAL AGE: STRUCTURAL BARRIERS OF THE RUSSIAN INNOVATION ENVIRONMENT

Author(s): Tobien M.A.

Rubric: Management

DOI: 10.21777/2587-554X-2026-1-85-95

Release: 2026-1 (56)

Pages: 85-95

Keywords: innovation environment, innovation activity, scientific sphere, digital economy, technological development, digital transformation, digitalization

Annotation: The article examines the systemic challenges that Russia’s innovation environment faces in the era of global digital transformation and external constraints. An analysis of international rankings (Global Innovation Index, Nature Index) reveals the Russian Federation’s systemic lag in key innovation development indicators. Based on statistical data from Rosstat, the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and expert assess- ments, the article identifies underlying structural problems in Russia’s innovation sector, including high import dependence in many critical sectors, insufficient commercialization of R&D, a shortage of private funding, personnel imbalances, institutional contradictions, and growing digital inequality across regions. It is shown that sanctions pressure has exposed and exacerbated these systemic dysfunctions. It is concluded that systemic modernization of the national innovation system and its adaptation to the conditions of digital transformation are necessary to ensure technological sovereignty, which requires a transition from targeted measures to a com- prehensive strategy of structural transformation.

Bibliography: Tobien M.A. CHALLENGES OF THE DIGITAL AGE: STRUCTURAL BARRIERS OF THE RUSSIAN INNOVATION ENVIRONMENT // Economics and Management. – 2026. – № 1 (56). – С. 85-95. doi: 10.21777/2587-554X-2026-1-85-95