From Platforms to Institutions: Digitalization of Small and Medium Enterprises as a Factor of Modernization of the Russian Economy


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The article explores the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Russia as an institutional process extending beyond platform-based solutions. The concept of «digital institutionalization» is introduced, where digitalization is seen as a transformation not only of business models, but also of formal and informal institutions. Special attention is given to medium-sized businesses as the most vulnerable segment facing institutional traps. Based on the analysis of regulatory and structural barriers, the authors propose a model of institutional support for SME digitalization, including a digital enterprise profile, smart contract mechanisms, and reputation indices. The article concludes with the necessity of shifting from technological infrastructure to an institutional logic of digital economic policy.

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Daniil V. Gonenko

The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Author for correspondence.
Email: gonenko-dv@ranepa.ru
SPIN-code: 7381-5961
Scopus Author ID: 742541

Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Public Sector Finance, Faculty of Public Administration in Economics, Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service

 

Russian Federation, Moscow

Mikhail G. Polozkov

The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Email: polozkov-mg@ranepa.ru
SPIN-code: 2989-1252
Scopus Author ID: 689417

Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Professor, Professor at the Department of Economics and Public Sector Finance, Faculty of Public Administration in Economics, Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service

Russian Federation, Moscow

Lilit S. Gevorgyan

The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Email: gevorgyan-ls@ranepa.ru
SPIN-code: 6536-4097
Scopus Author ID: 1241848

Assistant lecturer at the Department of State and Municipal Administration, Faculty of State and Municipal Administration, Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service

Russian Federation, Moscow

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