IMPORT SUBSTITUTION OF DIGITAL SERVICES: PROSPECTS FOR THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY
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The article is devoted to the analysis of the prerequisites, obstacles and forms of activation of the import substitution of digital services in the face of unprecedented sanctions pressure and technological restrictions. The information base of the study was the works of domestic and foreign economists in the field of import substitution, the production of digital services, state regulation of the economy, official statistics of the Russian and international levels, regulatory and policy documents. The typology of digital services is considered in relation to the prospects of their import substitution in Russia. The specific conditions of import dependence in the high-tech sector of Russian economy, associated with abandoning the Russian market by international companies, with the fragmentation of the creation of competitive digital services, with the monopolization of this segment of the Russian market, are characterized. The current regulations in the field of import substitution of digital services in the Russian economy, the used incentive measures of state support for domestic producers of software platforms and digital ecosystems are shown. Recommendations aimed at developing measures to support the import substitution of digital services in the Russian economy are presented. They are related to the extended tax incentives and a special tax regime for projects in cooperation with friendly countries, with the creation of a Center for Import Substitution Digital Technologies within the framework of a public-private partnership that integrates activities of digital technology platforms operating in Russia.

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digital services, import substitution, public-private partnership, technology platforms
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