Electronic industry of the Russian Federation: trends, problems and strategizing its development

The study presents the analysis of the current state of the Russian electronic industry conducted on the basis of data from Rosstat, SPARK-Interfax system, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, reports and materials from Electronics Developers and Manufacturers Association, and other data and sources of information. The authors have analyzed the key indicators of the electronic industry of the Russian Federation including its structure, development dynamics, the place of the Russian electronic industry in the global industry, territorial organization by region of Russia, and identified the key enterprises of the industry. Special attention is paid to identifying the problems of development of electronic industry differentiated in two main directions: market problems and issues of the state regulation of the industry. Market problems include high level of import dependence of the Russian electronics industry, impossibility to develop industrial technological basis of electronic industry in the conditions of open competition with world manufacturers, high level of dependence of the electronic industry on the domestic market capacity. The regulation issues include the quality and effectiveness of executive authorities that control development of the Russian electronic industry as well as low level of thoroughness and validity of strategizing the development of the Russian electronic industry. On the basis of the analysis conducted, the authors provide management recommendations aimed at improving the economic situation in the Russian electronic industry, increasing the degree of controllability and manageability of its development by the executive authorities. The key recommendations involve the necessity for finding new approaches to development of domestic electronics, developing a practice-oriented industry strategy agreed with all the interested parties that are involved in creating specialized managerial structures aimed at adapting military electronics developments to the needs of the civilian sector. The results of the study can be used by government authorities, experts and other organizations in development and implementation of industrial policy at the federal and regional levels.