Measures to ensure Russia’s technological sovereignty in the new reality: a regional aspect

The article highlights the specifics of the implementation of three fundamental documents in the new reality: the National Technology Initiative, the Strategy for Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation and the Digital Economy program, in particular, the formation of competence centers, the low efficiency of the Digital Economy program, and the acceleration of the import substitution process. The state of implementation of the Digital Economy program is critically assessed. The prerequisites for choosing a strategic model of technological sovereignty based on a resource-based approach and providing for the identification and strengthening of the existing key competencies of the country, companies and businesses are investigated. Ways to ensure accelerated import substitution due to the withdrawal of foreign suppliers of equipment, components and chips from the Russian market are discussed. Regional measures for the prompt solution of the problem of import substitution are being studied. The state of the actively developing market of application software products, including in the regions, is analyzed. It is proved that the most important way to replace foreign technologies and equipment is through new developments based on R&D directly at enterprises, especially in the small and medium–sized business sector. It is proposed to intensify the innovation and inventive activities of engineers by expanding the innovative processes of introducing new technologies and creating start-ups directly at the enterprise. The need for a fundamental change in the attitude of the university community towards solving the problem of training engineering and organizational and managerial personnel capable not only of using digital services, but also of using modern management tools is emphasized, which leads to increased requirements for university teachers in terms of mastering relevant programs and digital products in order to transfer their knowledge. knowledge for students – future business users at Russian enterprises.