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<article xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="research-article" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><issn publication-format="print">2072-6414</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2411-1406</issn></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17059/ekon.reg.2026-1-2</article-id><title-group xml:lang="en"><article-title>Integral Assessment of Digital Ecosystem Development in Russian Regions </article-title></title-group><title-group xml:lang="ru"><article-title>Интегральная оценка уровня развития цифровых экосистем в субъектах РФ</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1606-6963</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Korovin</surname><given-names>Grigoriy B. </given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Коровин</surname><given-names>Григорий Борисович </given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>korovin.gb@uiec.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of RAS</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Институт экономики УрО РАН</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-03-23" publication-format="electronic"/><volume>22</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>16</fpage><lpage>28</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-08-29"/><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2025-12-25"/></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright © 2026 Grigoriy B. Korovin</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright © 2026 Григорий Борисович Коровин</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Grigoriy B. Korovin</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Григорий Борисович Коровин</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read/><license license-type="open-access" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>CC BY 4.0</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri content-type="html" mimetype="text/html" xlink:title="article webpage" xlink:href="https://www.economyofregions.org/ojs/index.php/er/article/view/1361">https://www.economyofregions.org/ojs/index.php/er/article/view/1361</self-uri><self-uri content-type="pdf" mimetype="application/pdf" xlink:title="article pdf" xlink:href="https://www.economyofregions.org/ojs/index.php/er/article/download/1361/770">https://www.economyofregions.org/ojs/index.php/er/article/download/1361/770</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>While digital ecosystems have become a key driver of regional competitiveness and are extensively studied, there remains a lack of comprehensive regional-level assessments of their development. This study presents a methodology for assessing digital ecosystem development across Russian regions by constructing an ecosystem development index and analysing the factors underlying regional differentiation. The methodology is based on statistical analysis and index methods, aggregating normalized indicators across five dimensions: technological foundation, investment and costs, innovation potential, human resource and competency support, and cooperation infrastructure. The analysis relies on official statistical data for 2023. The results reveal pronounced interregional disparities: the gap between leading regions (Nizhny Novgorod Oblqst, Saint Petersburg, Moscow) and lagging regions (Ingushetia, Dagestan, Tuva) reaches up to an order of magnitude. The most advanced digital ecosystems are concentrated in Central and Northwestern Russia, while many regions remain at an early stage of ecosystem formation. The findings may support the development of regional digital transformation strategies and inform policy measures aimed at fostering digital ecosystems. A key limitation of the study is its reliance on the quality and classification of official statistical data, which in some cases required methodological adjustments.</p></abstract><abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В условиях активной цифровой трансформации экономики формирование и развитие цифровых экосистем становится одним из ключевых факторов повышения конкурентоспособности регионов. Несмотря на значительное количество исследований, посвящённых этой проблеме, остаётся недостаточно изученным вопрос комплексной оценки степени их внедрения на региональном уровне. Целью работы является развитие методики оценки процесса внедрения цифровых экосистем в регионах России, для чего была разработана структура индекса экосистемного развития, проведена формализация показателей для его расчёта, а также реализована попытка интерпретации особенностей и факторов, определяющих дифференциацию значений индекса. В исследовании применены методы статистического анализа и индексирования, основанные на агрегировании нормированных показателей по пяти блокам. В качестве исходных данных использованы актуальные статистические материалы субъектов РФ за 2023 г. В выборку вошли индикаторы, характеризующие технологическую основу цифровых экосистем, инвестиционно-затратный аспект, инновационный потенциал, кадрово-компетентностное обеспечение и инфраструктуру кооперации участников. Результаты исследования показали наличие существенной межрегиональной дифференциации: разрыв между лидерами (Нижегородская область, Санкт-Петербург, Москва) и аутсайдерами (Республика Ингушетия, Республика Дагестан, Республика Тыва) может достигать десятикратной величины. Наиболее развитые экосистемы концентрируются в Центральной России и на Северо-Западе, тогда как значительная часть регионов РФ демонстрирует начальные стадии формирования цифровых экосистем. Результаты исследования могут быть использованы при разработке региональных стратегий цифровой трансформации, формировании мер государственной поддержки развития экосистем. Ограничением исследования является зависимость от качества статистических данных и методологических особенностей их обработки, что в отдельных случаях потребовало внесения корректировок.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>region</kwd><kwd>interregional differentiation</kwd><kwd>digitalization</kwd><kwd>digital ecosystems</kwd><kwd>digital ecosystem development index</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>регион</kwd><kwd>межрегиональная дифференциация</kwd><kwd>цифровизация</kwd><kwd>цифровые экосистемы</kwd><kwd>индекс развития цифровых экосистем</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body/><back><ack xml:lang="en"><p>The article was prepared in accordance with the state assignment for the Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences for 2024–2026.</p></ack><ack xml:lang="ru"><p>Cтатья подготовлена в соответствии с государственным заданием для Института экономики Уральского отделения РАН на 2024–2026 гг.</p></ack><ref-list><ref id="en-ref1"><label>1</label><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Akatkin, Y. 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