The “Procrustean Bed” of Digitalization

Abstract

The subject of the research is new formats of socio-economic interaction in the conditions of digitalization. The purpose of the work is to establish the degree of influence of digitalization on the transformation of relations between business, society and the state. The article examines the consequences of the digitalization of the economy and society, which are considered in the context of overcoming economic inequality as a necessary condition for the transition to a new effective management model. The current trends of the digitalization process are determined, which clearly manifest themselves in various forms in various spheres of the economy and society. The article describes the impact of digital technologies on the labor market and financial services, industrial production, management and sales, the development of Russian business by type of economic activity, etc. It is concluded that technological optimism caused by the widespread introduction and spread of digital technologies is undergoing significant deformation. New information and communication technologies, which were initially considered tools used to reduce the costs of management, logistics, bureaucratic procedures, expand opportunities for receiving, transmitting and storing information, and fight corruption, should ultimately lead to a reduction in economic and social inequality. It is obvious that with the help of digital technologies it is possible to improve various aspects of economic and social life, to develop new formats of socio-economic interactions. However, when evaluating the results of digitalization in practice, achieving the goals set looks like a contradictory, ambiguous process.