Azərbaycanda Rəqəmsallaşmanın İqtisadi Artıma Təsirinin Qiymətləndirilməsi

EVALUATION OF INFLUENCE OF DIGITALIZATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AZERBAIJAN Sabina ASADOVAAbstract. The hypothesis regarding the economic impact of various factors of digital transformation is put forwardand tested in the article. The theoretical and methodological approaches to evaluating the impact of digitalization in the course of research are studied, and it is determined that the difficulties in choosing a specific methodology for assessment are associated with the indeterminacy of the fundamental concepts related to digitalization, as well as the lack of unified approaches and sufficient statistical data to unde rstand the outcomes and effects of digitalization. Based on the studied methodologies, key indicators conditioning digital transformation in Azerbaijan are determined (the number of broadband internet users per 100 people, the number of entities with internet access, the specific weight of entities with websites in the total number of operating entities), and a regression analysis is conducted to assess the relationship between these indicators and GDP per capita. The necessity for making certain changes in the existing statistical data collection system has also been determined in order to obtain more accurate and reliable results on the economic impact of digitalization.