Small and medium enterprises development strategy in the digital economy system

In the context of the economic crisis caused by the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 small and medium businesses suffered the most. These enterprises are the key in ensuring overall economic growth. The purpose of this study is to develop recommendations for improving the state strategy for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the digitalization of the economy. Considering the functioning of institutions, the authors conclude that the current support measures come down to manual control. It is necessary to build a unified strategy for supporting small and medium-sized businesses, which will be based on knowledge of economic cybernetics. The dynamic model of interbranch-intersectoral balance developed by N.I. Veduta can become a digital platform for implementing a long-term strategy. In this regard, the authors propose criteria for the development and implementation of the state strategy, as well as build scenarios for the development of small and medium-sized businesses, depending on the concept of digitalization. Among them are compliance with the principle of unity of the state, small and medium-sized businesses, large companies and society, a balance of interests and indicators; priority development and support of enterprises engaged in the production of means of production; the principle of consistency of the strategy with all legal acts in the country and other strategies; the principle of consistency of goals, stages and implementation plans, scheduled by date, space and performers; the principle of dynamism and timely iterations; the principle of economic efficiency and work in the general direction of improving the welfare of the population; the principle of quantitative indicators reflecting the development of the control object in real time. The article considers two scenarios of digitalization of the economy - technical (in the interests of large IT companies) and in the framework of economic cybernetics. The authors conclude that the second approach allow for the proportional development of economic sectors and the construction of production chains of interaction between small and medium-sized businesses with large companies and the state.

planning, digital economy, government regulation, government strategy, strategic planning, macroeconomics, small and medium-sized businesses