Strategies for managing regional ecosystems in the digital environment

In the context of digitalization, it is becoming relevant to search for approaches to the choice of management strategies for business structures of regional importance. The purpose of the study is to analyze the implementation of approaches to managing entrepreneurial ecosystems in the regions of Russia using the example of a sample of 200 ecosystems and to determine the choice of management strategies in the implementation of the digital transition. As a result, we propose criteria for identifying applied strategies in ecosystems, which determine the specific features of their implementation, in 16 areas. The share of ecosystems implementing digital platforms and technologies ranges from 7 to 37 % in groups of various sizes. We have found that most ecosystems in the context of digitalization choose a strategy to create a favorable environment for the development of projects and enterprises in combination with other strategies. We have identified the features of the digital transition for small ecosystems (the use of consulting and cooperation in the field of communications); for medium-sized ecosystems – the use of digital modules in value chains and full-fledged cooperation with manufacturers of digital products; In large ecosystems, there is a need for exclusive digital products aimed at maintaining the functioning of the entire ecosystem as a whole.