STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM OF ENSURING THE TECHNOLOGICAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE RUSSIAN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: DIGITALIZATION OF AGRICULTURE

The system of ensuring technological independence is part of the scientific and technological security system and a larger component of the national security of the economic security system. At the same time, the structural transformation in the system of ensuring the technological independence of the agro-industrial complex is aimed at the ingrained transition of Russian agricultural companies to domestic IT products and services. According to the author, the economic growth and development of Russian agriculture in modern conditions is directly related to the digital transformation of agriculture, the active use of digital technologies in production and management processes. The growing number of companies in the IT segment of the Russian economy and, accordingly, the supply of Russian digital products contribute to ensuring the technological independence of the national economy in general and individual industries in particular. The largest suppliers of IT products for the agricultural industry are Geomir, FTO, Technoprom, Korus Consulting, and SmartContract account for about 1.1 billion rubles or 70% of the total revenue of this segment of the economy. It is concluded that the active growth in the level of digitalization of the agricultural industry in recent years has been mainly due to the expansion of the degree of influence of Russian IT companies and the gradual replacement of foreign software with domestic analogues. The creation of domestic digital platforms and digital services in various segments of the agricultural industry contributes to ensuring effective interaction between various business entities, the introduction of domestic developments into the real sector of the economy, and ensuring the technological independence of the industry.