Vol 7, No 1 (2023)

The historical roots of corruption go back centuries. Some experts prove that it is invincible. However, even in this interpretation, it is possible to set the goal of reducing risks and minimizing damage associated with corruption. In this article, corruption is considered as a conflict of interests between individual employees of educational institutions and society. Society has always been looking for ways to protect itself from the use of official position for selfish, personal purposes. The complexity of this problem is compounded by poorly structured management systems of educational institutions, which do not allow the subsystem of control actions to lead to unified control algorithms. Proposals to optimize the management activities of educational institutions through digital transformation, the introduction of artificial intelligence systems and neural networks, the rotation of economists and the exclusion of heads of educational organizations from bodies controlling internal financial activities can minimize the risks associated with corruption. When analyzing the conflict of interests in educational organizations, general and specific characteristics affecting the process were identified. Such characteristics made it possible to define new requirements for the management system of an educational organization. In addition, the analysis revealed the specifics of management decentralization, which must be taken into account when forming proposals. The analysis showed that conflicts of interest in educational organizations cannot be stopped by legal and organizational measures. Thus, new methods based on the digital transformation of the management system of educational institutions are required. The article demonstrates the directions of implementation of end-to-end digital technologies that reduce corruption. Artificial intelligence, neural networks and blockchain can be identified as such technologies. Examples of the formalization of knowledge used in artificial intelligence systems have demonstrated the possibility of practical application.

The growth in the share of the shadow economy creates significant obstacles to effective state policy in the economic and social spheres, the competitiveness of goods and products of domestic enterprises and integration into the international economic space. The economic security of the state is a key component of the national security system and an important factor in ensuring national interests. The article studies the economic component of the drug business, the consequences of the existence of drugs and drug trafficking for the economic well-being of the countries. The question of the threat to economic security posed by the diversion of drugs, all or some of them, to the legal market is examined. The authors conclude that there are three main approaches regarding the impact of the drug business on economic security: positivist, negativist and eclectic ones.

Modern approaches in economic theory orient us primarily to the fact that the steady pace of economic development is largely associated with an increase in production, primarily of goods with high value added, the need to diversify types of production, ensuring a favorable exchange rate of the national currency for maximum growth of export earnings, increasing the level of investment attractiveness and credit ranking of the country. All these aspects are included in the theory and tools of two main types of economic policy: monetary and fiscal ones.At the same time, in all economic studies, the problem of the raw materials orientation of the economy, low growth rates of foreign investment, a decrease in the availability of capital, dependence on high-tech goods and technology remain the main causes of an inefficient economic system and risk factors for ensuring economic security.The authors of the article attempted to answer the following questions. Is the current state of the Russian economy critically dangerous in the face of unprecedented pressure from Western states? Can the current situation in the state's economic system withstand the sanctions of unfriendly countries?The purpose of the scientific article was to conduct a thorough analysis of the current mechanism for ensuring Russia's economic security under the conditions of sanctions pressure from unfriendly countries, as well as the search for increasing the stability of the Russian economy in the modern geopolitical situation.The following research methods were used: logical and legal analysis, induction and deduction, system generalization and monographic (descriptive) method.It is concluded that any product, with the exception of raw materials and primary resources necessary for the production of most types of goods with significant value added, can be replaced. Thus, there is a steady global inelastic demand for the main raw materials from Russia. At the same time, the reduction in supply volumes leads to a sharp jump in prices on the global market and a significant increase in income for traditional exporters of Russia. In fact, in our country, the created model of linking the national currency to strategic raw materials is effective and viable in the face of sanctions.The authors assessed the current prospects for sustainable socio-economic development of the country under sanctions pressure of unfriendly states.