Yahy G. Buchaev, rector of the Dagestan State University of National Economy, specialist in the field of mathematical modeling in economics, investment calculations, researcher of problems of management of industries and sectors of the regional economy and factors of economic growth of the regional economy. He made a significant contribution to the development of systems analysis research in economics, the securities market and the digital economy. Yahy G. Buchaev is an active participant and organizer of leading international, all-Russian and regional scientific forums and conferences.
Arsen S. Abdulkadyrov, Senior Research Fellow, Research Institute of Management, Economics, Politics and Sociology of Dagestan State University of National Economy (since 2019), Associate Professor of the Department of Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Dagestan State Technical University (since 2018). Arsen S. Abdulkadyrov is an expert in the field of economics of high-tech industries, digital economy, analysis and modeling of economic processes in the fuel and energy complex, economic and national security. He is awarded with a commendation from the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation (2012). Arsen S. Abdulkadyrov is the author of 120 scientific works, including 5 monographs (2 copyrighted), participates in scientific grants and large projects.
Julia V. Ragulina, Ph.D. (economics), professor, Head of the Chair of compliance and controlling at RUDN University (Moscow, Russia). She is the honored worker of science and technology of the Russian Federation and the honored worker of higher professional education. She is the author of more than 200 publications and a range of monographs on state control and audit, state and municipal management, and economics of municipal entities (including monographs with co-authors from Harvard University, USA).

Chief Editor of the scientific journal «Microeconomics», «Bulletin of the Academy of Law and Management», «Municipal Academy», «Management of economic systems», «Economics and management: problems, solutions». Author (co-author) of more than 290 scientific and educational works, including 20 textbooks and 26 monographs.

Arutyun A. Khachaturyan, Chief Researcher at the Institute of Market Economy of the RAS, Professor of the Economic Theories Department and Military Economics of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, full member of the Academy of Military Sciences and the Academy of Quality Issues. Chief Editor of the scientific journal "Collection of Scientific Papers of the Military University", a member of the editorial board of scientific journals: "Military Academic Journal", "Space and Time", "Problems of Market Economy", "Information and Economic Aspects of Standardization and Technical Regulation." Professor Arutyun A. Khachaturyan is a well-known specialist in the field of military economics, research of problems of ensuring military and economic security of Russia. He created and successfully operates an intersectoral scientific school "A new paradigm of managing the economic support of the military organization of the state".

Author (co-author) of more than 220 scientific and educational works, including 10 textbooks and 12 monographs.
Elena G. Popkova, Professor, Doctor of Science (Economics), the founder and president of the Institute of Scientific Communications (Volgograd, Russia) and Leading researcher of the Center for applied research of the chair "Economic policy and public-private partnership" of MGIMO University (Moscow, Russia). Her scientific interests include the theory of economic growth, sustainable development, globalization, humanization of economic growth, emerging markets, social entrepreneurship, and the digital economy and Industry 4.0. Elena G. Popkova organizes Russian and international scientific and practical conferences and is the editor and author of collective monographs, serves as a guest editor of international scientific journals. She has published more than 300 works in Russian and foreign peer-reviewed scientific journals and books.

Introduction

Section 1. A systematic view of the modern economy challengesChapter 1. Digitalization as a challenge to the Fourth Technological Revolution: new criteria of global competitiveness and approaches to their observanceChapter 2. Sustainable development as a challenge to the consumer society and market economy: a new Pareto optimumChapter 3. Challenges of the modern economy and a new development pathway: modelling from the standpoint of the Systems TheoryChapter 4. The concept of balanced development of the modern economy: the contradiction between digitalization and sustainability and the prospects for its resolutionChapter 5. The methodical approach to the polycriteria assessment of the economic balance from the standpoint of the balance of digitalization and sustainabilitySection 2. International experience of sustainable development of the digital economy in modern conditionsChapter 6. The assessment of the measures' sufficiency of the national economies modernization for the adaptation to the global digital landscapeChapter 7. Sustainable development of the modern economy: the experience and applied solutions for developed and developing countriesChapter 8. Competitiveness as a priority of digitalization and sustainable development of the modern economy Chapter 9. Models of balanced development of developed and developing countries from the standpoint of balancing digitalization and sustainability Chapter 10. Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the economy's balance: the specifics of achieving a balance of digitalization and sustainability in a pandemicSection 3. The regional economy of Russia on the path of digitalization and sustainable development

Chapter 11. Economy's digitalization of the Russian regions: trends and imbalances

Chapter 12. Special approach to sustainable development in the regional economy of Russia

Chapter 13. The economic balance on a regional scale from the standpoint of the balance of digitalization and sustainability: experience and prospects in modern Russia

Chapter 14. Factors of the balanced development of Russian regions from the standpoint of the balance of digitalization and sustainability: state regulation vs market self-governmentChapter 15. The contribution of entrepreneurship to achieving a balanced economy of Russian regions from the standpoint of the balance of digitalization and sustainabilitySection 4. Impact of digitalization on the global economic system of the future and prospects for sustainable developmentChapter 16. The COVID-19 crisis: barrier or catalyst for balanced economic development from the position of balanced digitalization and sustainabilityChapter 17. Prospects for sustainable development of the digital economy in developed and developing countries: post-pandemic analysisChapter 18. Scenarios for the future economic development affected by the challenges of digitalization and sustainable developmentChapter 19. Advanced development as a priority for managing the economy of the country and regions under the influence of digitalization and sustainable development challengesChapter 20. Strategic guidelines for ensuring the competitiveness of the economy and a new balance of digitalization and sustainabilitySection 5. Recommendations for the sustainable and advanced development of the Russian economy based on digital competitiveness

Chapter 21. A systematic approach to ensuring the competitiveness of the Russian economy under the pressure of the global challenges of our time

Chapter 22. A model for the balanced development of the Russian economy from the standpoint of the balance of digitalization, sustainability, and the prospects for its implementation

Chapter 23. Program-targeted strategy for sustainable and advanced development of the economy of Russian regions based on the digital competitiveness

Chapter 24. Algorithm for Russia's transition at the country and regional level to a new model of balanced economic development from the standpoint of the balance of digitalization and sustainability

Chapter 25. Methodological recommendations for the systemic monitoring of the balanced development of the Russian economy from the standpoint of the balance of digitalization and sustainability

Conclusion