The relevance of the research topic is the importance of higher education programs in the implementation of one of the key functions of a modern university to form a graduate’s picture of the world of an educated person and acquire skills for successful professional activity. The article substantiates proposals that contribute to updating the Russian model of master’s training in the management track in the direction of increasing its efficiency, competitiveness and relevance.
Research objectives: to consider the role of the master’s degree institute in the context of value creation by universities; justify one of the possible approaches to the design of a master’s program, which is based on the implementation of new principles for the creation and implementation of an educational product (using the example of direction 38.04.01 — Economics); consider the “double degree” format as part of a package proposal for the implementation of an MBA program and a master’s program (in the direction of 04/38/02 — Management); justify the need to include disciplines on venture financing and risk management of technological projects in the structure of the master’s training curriculum. Research methods: systematic approach, logical analysis, synthesis, content analysis of open sources, including official documents of a regulatory nature.
Results. Ensuring high quality and sustainability of master’s programs is possible based on the implementation of the principle of the “four Us” (uniqueness, recognition, sustainability, satisfaction). To successfully solve the problems of ensuring the demand and competitiveness of the educational product in order to increase the value created by universities, taking into account new requirements for updating the domestic higher education system, it is necessary to update the ongoing master’s programs based on reengineering. It is recommended that master’s programs be updated in accordance with the developed principles of reengineering: taking into account transformational mega-trends when developing program content; strengthening the management component in the curriculum structure; increasing the level of originality of content through the development of “professorial” courses and reflecting this in the KPI system; the possibility of reformatting the curriculum into a block-modular format; participation of employers in the implementation of the master’s training curriculum in order to solve pressing problems of the real sector of the economy; formation of scientific groups of students to carry out research on current research topics with the possibility of using the results obtained in preparing reports on design and analytical work and writing a final qualifying thesis. The following are proposed as criteria for the success of a master’s program in Economics as elements of a university’s KPI system: the presence in the curriculum of disciplines that reflect transformational mega-trends, original “professorial” courses and disciplines of a management nature.
Main conclusions (discussion). The project of launching an MBA program in a “double degree” format with an additional option providing the possibility of obtaining a “Master of Management” degree seems quite promising. The MBA program requires teaching the disciplines “Venture Business and Innovation Financing” and “Risk Management of Technological Projects.”

The “Smart city” concept was introduced in 1994 and since then has been actively implemented in city management, including in the Russian Federation. Despite the fact that a large part of researchers reduces a smart city to the modernization of aging infrastructure through digitalization, practice shows that technology in itself is rarely a solution to urban problems; it is necessary to develop, first of all, the social aspects of management simultaneously with the introduction of appropriate technological solutions. The development of a sociocentric dimension of management of urban systems involves the involvement of various actors in the development and implementation of initiatives of public authorities, including universities. The purpose of this study is based on the study of foreign and domestic cases, to highlight the forms of interaction between universities and local governments and determine the role of universities in the formation and development of smart cities.
The work used the method of analysis and synthesis, comparison and synthesis of information, the method of induction and deduction. The information base for the study was the materials of the Urban Digitalization Index “IQ of Cities”, regulations aimed at the development of smart cities in the Russian Federation, and the authors’ own research.
Based on the data, the role of universities in the formation and development of smart cities in Russia and foreign countries was determined, the main forms of cooperation between universities and other actors in the process of developing smart cities were identified, recommendations were developed for the development of cooperation between universities and public authorities in the implementation of the departmental project “Smart City”.
The experience of Russian and foreign cities shows the existence of a relationship between the degree of involvement of universities in the implementation of the smart city project and the results of intellectualization and digitalization of the urban economy. The critical role of universities is to promote socially oriented management, as opposed to the chaotic digitalization of individual processes of urban management and data collection, without further analysis. To expand the practice of involving universities in the development of Smart Cities, a number of recommendations are proposed.

The purpose of the work is to consider the principle of accessibility in the specialized and scientific literature, an attempt was made to formulate: a definition of the principle of accessibility of state and municipal services; a definition of the legal standard of the principle of accessibility of the provision of state and municipal services; legal standards for the implementation of the principle of accessibility; to analyze regulatory legal acts of the CIS member states on state and municipal services, including compliance with the principle of accessibility, as well as to analyze websites/portals that provide access to state and municipal services in the CIS member states.
The authors conclude that the principle of accessibility is based on simplicity and convenience for the service recipient, is implemented on the basis of the principle of universality, in various forms (face-to-face and digital), through established guarantees formulated in the form of legal standards for the principle of accessibility of the provision of state and municipal services. The following standards of the principle of accessibility of the provision of state and municipal services are proposed: “general”, standards for services provided through websites/portals of state and municipal services, standards for receiving services in “one-stop shop” centers.

The intensity of discussion of issues of ensuring economic security at the country level increases with the increasing impact of negative factors from both the external and internal environment. The formulation of challenges to the economic security of the Russian Federation becomes the starting point for determining measures to counter the identified threats and risks to economic security. At the same time, it is necessary to consider that the measures being implemented cannot be considered in isolation from the current processes of socio-economic development and following a certain course of the national economy. In this regard, the purpose of the study is to identify specific features of the ensuring economic security of Russia process in the context of sanctions pressure. To achieve this goal, the methods of comparative, retrospective, institutional and regulatory analysis, as well as tools of the system approach and special methods of studying economic security (indicative, threshold, etc.) were used. As a result of the study, it was established that the efforts taken to counter threats and challenges to the country’s economic security should be built into the economic development model, which requires the development of a mechanism for overcoming the emerging negative trends, as well as closer intercountry integration. That is, it is recommended to involve the potential of friendly countries that are part of various integration groups, of which Russia is a member, in solving the problems of economic security of Russia. As a main conclusion, it should be noted that the importance of a comprehensive solution to the problems of achieving sustainable economic dynamics is exacerbated in the context of the modern period of development of the Russian Federation, when it is under active sanctions pressure from unfriendly countries of the “collective West”. Accordingly, it is necessary to strengthen state regulation in the area under consideration.

The purpose of the work is to identify the interdependence of the level of international scientific and technical cooperation (ISTC) of Russian regions with the level of their economic development.
The research methods are correlation and regression analysis, comparative analysis, elements of the methodology of foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor of Moscow State University V. L. Kvint.
Results: For the full sample of Russian regions, there is no significant correlation between per capita GRP and the level of scientific publication activity, both in general and for publications written jointly with scientists from the USA, Germany, Great Britain and China. At the same time, the share of scientific publications in international cooperation in all of these countries, except the United States, has a slight positive relationship with the level of GRP per capita. For a sample of 76 constituent entities of the Russian Federation (which does not include a number of sparsely populated regions with a high level of contribution to the economy of the extractive industry), publication activity, as well as the relative number of joint publications with scientists from these countries, has a pronounced positive correlation with the level of the economy. The greatest contribution to this influence is made by Moscow and St. Petersburg, while a number of regions (Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Leningrad regions) also demonstrate a high level of international cooperation in science with relatively low per capita GRP levels.
The results obtained indicate that a positive relationship between the level of the economy and the number of scientific publications in the regions of Russia was revealed, and the obvious benefits of growing international scientific and technical cooperation between the regions were shown. The ISTS level is secondary in relation to other indicators of scientific productivity, but it can be used to identify the dynamics of scientific development and take it into account in the strategic management of regional development. With the reduction of scientific projects jointly with the countries of the USA and Europe, China is coming to the fore, cooperation with whose scientists is promising for the development of the ISTS of Russia.

Relevance and objectives of the research. Regional scientific and technological potential can be revealed and fully realized only taking into account the possibilities of interregional partnership and cooperation and provided that the priorities of scientific and technological development of the regions are aligned. The purpose of the article is to analyze the possibilities and prospects for using the “smart” specialization approach to the formation and development of interregional scientific and technological spaces.
Materials and methods. The methodological basis of the study was the general scientific methods of system analysis, abstraction, induction and deduction, analogy, modeling, specification, comparative and logical research methods. The special methods used were content analysis of literature, bibliometric, comparative geographical and others. The empirical basis of the study was based on data from the Federal State Statistics Service, the statistical information platform Statista, as well as individual strategic regulatory documents. The instrumental base for the analysis was made up of the VOSviewer program, version 1.6.20.
Results. The author analyzed and generalized theoretical approaches to the definition of “interregional scientific and technological integration”, presented the author’s understanding of “smart” specialization as a strategic approach to the development of regional structural and innovation-technological policies. Unique tools for using this approach are identified and described based on an analysis of European experience. The main barriers to the practical implementation of “smart” specialization in order to build effective interregional scientific and technological integration are analyzed (departmental inconsistency, the content and specificity of requirements for the targeted use of federal budget funds, fragmentation and multidirectionality of measures and instruments of state support, etc.), and key tools for its support are identified. The role of the state in the processes of building internal cooperation chains, the formation of interregional scientific and technological spaces in order to ensure the comprehensive implementation of regional potentials is revealed.
Conclusions. It is advisable to implement a unified scientific and technological policy that ensures the synchronization of actions of management subjects at different levels, which will require the elimination of departmental inconsistencies in its implementation, the establishment of uniform transparent principles and rules of the game, a verified system of economic incentives, and, in general, the creation of a high-quality institutional environment. In addition, for the purpose of scientific and technological development of regional spaces, it is necessary to constantly monitor the status and results of using various government support instruments with a view to their subsequent prioritization and linking “smart specialization” strategies with real support measures and distribution of subsidies.

In the new political and economic realities, the key tasks for Russia are to maintain sustainable development trends in all regions, ensure smooth functioning of economic mechanisms, and increase the country’s technological sovereignty. Solving these tasks requires the provision of resources, including investment resources. The reduction of investment opportunities in European markets leads to the need to compensate and seek new sources of investment in Asia-Pacific markets. This requires the expansion and renewal of investment attraction tools. In the article the authors analyze the experience of the regions of the Russian Far East in the use of territories of advanced development to attract foreign investment. The competitive advantages of the five sites in the Far East regions identified by the government for the creation of international advanced development territories have been high-lighted. It also characterizes the institutional framework, names the features of the model of international territories of advanced development, substantiates the necessity, defines the conditions for implementation of the legislative initiative of the Government of the Russian Federation on creation of a new format of preferential treatment. The authors believe that its institutionalization will contribute to the increase of investments in high value-added industries, expansion of high-tech production, which will strengthen the country’s technological leadership. The authors have made a conclusion about the regularity and objectivity of trends in the expansion of tools for attracting investment in the economy of regions and the country as a whole.

Significant hydrocarbon raw material potential in the Arctic territories and complex technological solutions for its development dictate the need to solve extraordinary organizational, managerial and technical tasks of strategic nature. There are economic difficulties associated with oil and gas production in the Arctic fields and, in particular, in the development of offshore facilities. The article focuses on the sectoral strategies of oil and gas complex development, which should be balanced with regional and corporate strategies. Industry strategies for the development of the Arctic oil and gas complex detail a specific set of measures that fully reflect the technological and economic capabilities of domestic companies, it is especially important to assess the achievability of strategic goals in terms of the development of offshore resources. The purpose of this study is to summarize the strategic problems of the development of hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic with the identification of options for the development strategies of oil and gas industry complexes. The methodology of the research is based on the methods of strategic management. Within the framework of solving strategic problems and tasks, it is advisable to apply various scenarios using the methods of strategic alternatives, and, in particular, matrix methods. Matrix methods allow to use the results of the analysis and offer specific alternatives that can be used as a basis for strategic choice in the development of sectoral strategies of the oil and gas complex. The scientific results of the study are determined by the generalization of the problems of the Arctic hydrocarbon potential development and the development of alternative strategy options for solving technological and environmentally-oriented strategic problems. The article presents strategic problems of Arctic oil and gas fields development. The key economic, organizational, technological, social, environmental and geo-political problems are highlighted. Technological strategies largely depend on markets and the policy of technological sovereignty. Using domestic markets or turning to external markets seems to be an important strategic choice, as it determines the level of investment costs — in-house development or purchase of technologies on open markets. For the development of breakthrough technologies in offshore hydrocarbon production, it is possible to rely on the domestic technology market to develop new technical solutions and digital systems. Environmentally-oriented strategies are based on sustainability and efficiency criteria with economic or socio-environmental aspects being prioritized. It is revealed that “green” strategies can take place, but for the development of oil and gas industrial complexes it is important to maintain a balance between production development and environmental safety.

This article examines the problem of transformation of the state-civil dialogue in conditions of political instability. The purpose of the study is to analyze the process of development of civil society in the Russian Federation in the period after the start of the Special Military Operation in 2022. The potential of public associations as a partner of state power in an armed conflict is being investigated. The methods of interdisciplinary theoretical analysis, including historical, comparative, structural and functional methods, were used. The article formulates the author’s thesis on the need to adjust traditional scientific approaches to the content and priorities of interaction between government and public associations in modern Russia. The phenomenon of “civil mobilization” of the Russian society is defined as the main factor of the state-civil dialogue. The reason for the patriotic upsurge after the start of the SVO is called the understanding by the mass consciousness of the need for the participation of the “third sector” in the protection of the national and state interests of the Russian Federation. The idea of the emergence of new directions of state-civil interaction is substantiated. Such areas include the formation of the national defense industry sector, information and psychological warfare, humanitarian support and participation in the social rehabilitation of participants in the SOV and residents of regions affected by military operations. Conclusions are drawn about the possibility of overcoming the traditional problems of the development of the “third sector” in the context of involving public associations in solving the tasks of national security policy.

The purposes of this article are to substantiate the components of a focus enterprise management system of a three-link value chain, to develop sequences for their formation, as well as to create methodological prerequisites for the digitalization of this type of system.
The main research methods include qualitative research methods implemented in the following sequence: terminological analysis, descriptive and faceted methods; methods of synthesis and analysis, induction and deduction.
The article proposes an updated version of the term “value chain management system”, substantiates its basic components and elements, as well as the relationships between them. It develops schemes for forming a three-level value chain management system that includes a supplier, a focal enterprise, and a consumer. The article also provides prerequisites for digitalizing components and elements of this type of system and forming integrated network management systems for business.
The results of the study allow us to develop the concept of a digital twin prototype not only of value chains, but also of managing chains of this type; to create methodological prerequisites for the use of artificial intelligence implemented in a digital twin unit, and with its help to develop management decisions that differ in minimal lost profits.
The study originality is confirmed by the justification of the selection and use of relevant qualitative attributes of management objects and their dichotomies, which allow us to obtain 2^х variants of these objects and assign them binary codes processed using computer software for management activities.

This article is devoted to the analysis of ethical and conflict challenges related to the trouble with bias in neural networks. The necessity of a correct, scientifically based explication of the phenomenon of bias is postulated in order to build models correcting this problem as a necessary element of the software development process based on artificial intelligence algorithms. The history of the development of neural networks is considered from the origin of the idea of a mechanical organism to the construction of modern models of an artificial neuron. The most significant characteristics of modern neural networks are highlighted: architecture, weights and offsets, activation functions, inferences, and learning methods.
A detailed description of natural language as a neural network learning resource is given, and programming in natural language is analyzed. The specificity of the natural language of the neural network as a set of linguistic practices reflecting the entire digitized experience of mankind, including stereotypes, inequalities, hate speech and other phenomena, ultimately producing the trouble with bias, is emphasized.
Considerable attention is paid to the analysis of the phenomena of “politics classification”, “power discourse”, “cultural violence” in the context of the search for methodological foundations of natural language filtering and censorship strategies in the process of constructing a neural network.
Separately, it is emphasized how the errors in neural networks are reflected in the existing ethical and conflict studies debates around the problem of artificial intelligence. It is concluded that the current assessment of the moral aspects of the problem does not imply granting neural networks the status of a moral agent and places the ethical expertise of the product on its developers. It is particularly noted that the conflict aspect of the trouble with bias lies in its recognition exclusively in relation to groups that have now acquired the “sensitive” status of discriminated against as a result of social conflicts.
In conclusion, the paper substantiates the urgent need to optimize artificial intelligence in order to reduce the destructive potential of the trouble with bias, which necessarily implies the modification of social relations in the broader context of the struggle of excluded groups for the right to be recognized as discriminated against.

The article considers the understanding of the nature of public life as some integrity in Russian religious philosophy. It is shown that the main specificity of the way of thinking of Russian philosophers is to distinguish between the empirical reality of social life, which is the “scratching of war” of various subjects and the deep spiritual basis, historically formed and gaining mystical status in people’s minds. Attention is drawn to the fact that its content, according to the considered views of Russian thinkers, includes the spiritual foundations of the family, religious beliefs and the consciousness of the community of historical fate, which make up the meaning of cathedral life in their unity. This way of understanding the integrity of public life eliminates the orientation towards its revolutionary transformation inherent in the collectivist paradigm, since historically formed spiritual foundations oppose such aspirations and, instead of planned improvements in public integrity, can entail severe social consequences. Accordingly, rationally justified partial reforms, the orientation of which is due to the individualistic paradigm, must be consulted with those meanings that have historically developed and form the spiritual basis of social life. The category expressing the way of thinking of Russian philosophers on the integrity of public life is universalism.

The purpose of the study is to identify the strategic opportunities for Russian-Chinese cooperation in the field of tourism in modern geopolitical situation, which have initiated a number of large foreign investors leaving the domestic tourism market and at the same time the formation of strategic niches for Chinese foreign direct investment in the economy, in particular, in the Russian tourism industry. Forming a favorable investment environment is an essential condition for stimulating business activity in the eastern regions of the Russian Federation for the government to undertake. On the other hand, the strategies and programs of the border regions of the Russian Far East development define the task of finding the optimal economic presence of China in key sectors of the country’s economy. The theory of strategy and methodology of strategizing by academician V. L. Kvint is defined as the theoretical and methodological basis of the study. According to the theory of strategy the primary thing when developing a new or adjusting an existing strategy of the object is to analyze trends, after that the external and internal environment, identify opportunities and determine strategic priority directions for the development of the strategized object.
As a result of the research, the features of the development of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the field of tourism were determined, the portrait of the target Chinese tourist was formed, the strategic assessment of the level of infrastructure support for tourism development in the border regions of Russia and China and the strategic analysis of the regulatory and legal support for the development of Russian-Chinese tourism were carried out, the strategic priorities for infrastructural support of cross-border tourism were identified and proposals for the strategic development of cross-border Russian-Chinese tourism were formulated in general terms. The presented strategic directions and proposals for the cross-border tourism development will make it possible to realize the tourism potential of two states.

The article is devoted to the difficulties of mastering and errors in the use of foreign words in oral and written business (office) communication in Russian. The relevance of this topic is explained by the special speech responsibility of representatives of socially significant professions who use Russian as the state language, as well problems arising in the implementation as of the provisions of the Federal Law “On the State Language of the Russian Federation” as amended on February 28, 2023. The article substantiates the thesis about the need to take into account not only the lack of Russian analogues, but also other factors when using borrowed words. Of great importance for collecting language material was the author’s many years of work experience at the Faculty of Additional Education at the North-Western Academy of Public Administration (now the North-Western Institute of Management of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation), in the executive authorities of Saint Petersburg and North-West Russia, in the Interregional Resource Center under the Administration of the Governor of Saint Petersburg. Theoretical methods (analysis, synthesis, historicism) made it possible to identify subjective and objective difficulties in mastering, typical errors in the use of borrowed words, as well as update ways to overcome them, which can be of practical importance for the conscious implementation of this law and improving the culture of Russian business (official) speech.

The article deals with the current state of the problem of ensuring the cognitive safety of Russian society. The scientific originality of the issues under consideration is provided by the classification of cognitive threats proposed by the authors and the possible directions of their implementation through the creation and promotion of the relevant subcultures as grounds for the development of psychologically adequate mechanisms of counteracting these threats. The paper formulates an idea of the essence of the psychological tools of cognitive warfare as a reformatting of meanings that form the system-forming elements of the ethnic picture of the world at the level of the second signal system.
The authors consider the content of social ideologies at various stages of national history, draw conclusions about the priority of the activities of public authorities, the leadership of law enforcement agencies, the scientific and media community, public organizations on the formation of ideological values in the context of activation of the negative informational and psychological impact of destructive forces.

The article traces the evolution of relations between Russia and India, including on issues of joint implementation of Arctic projects. The areas in which interaction is already taking place between the parties in the Russian Arctic are highlighted, and trends for potential partnership between the two countries are revealed.
The purpose of the work is to considerate ongoing activities within the framework of ongoing areas of joint activity between Russia and India in the Russian Arctic, as well as to define potentially mutually beneficial trends for future partnership in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.
The following methodology and methods were used: systemic and structural-analytical approaches, generalization, synthesis, comparative analysis, analysis of documents.
The evolution of relations between Russia and India in the Arctic is considered. The strategic interests of India in the studying region are highlighted, including scientific, environmental, economic and geopolitical. The existing contacts between states are systematized by area. In total, 5 areas of cooperation between the countries have been identified: in the field of mining in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation; on the development of the Northern Sea Route and infrastructure along it; in the scientific, technical and social spheres, as well as within the framework of the environmental direction. New relevant directions for potential partnership of the two countries in the Russian Arctic have been formed based on the studied strategic documents of Russia and India devoted to policy in the Arctic region, concluded bilateral agreements between the governments and businesses of the two countries, as well as the national interests of Russia and India in the Arctic.
Cooperation between Russia and India in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation is at the initial stage. Agreements have been concluded, but actual activities aren’t carried out. The only areas in which measures are actually being implemented are the search and development of hydrocarbon raw materials. Thus, contracts have been concluded between Russian and Indian companies for the supply of Russian oil and natural gas. Also, Indian business has shares in Russian mining companies and so it is as an investor. India’s financial assistance for the development of the Northern Sea Route and its infrastructure was only declared by the Indian side. In the scientific, technical, social and environmental spheres, Norway is India’s main partner. Although there is potential for cooperation between Russia and India in these areas and, we hope, will be realized in the near future.

The formation of political identity of contemporary Russian youth is a dynamic socialization process involving constant communication with various actors and reassessment of norms and beliefs in political and cultural media discourse. Using the methods of actor-network theory, we can better understand how individual groups, accounts construct political identity through cultural narratives and practices by means of their affordances. Such properties of actors build trust in them in the case of discursive coincidences and common frames of self-identity within the network. By examining the practices of actors and the effects of their affordances in political socialization, we can understand how these processes shape the collective beliefs and the practices of young people that follow.
The purpose of the article is to identify the sources of political socialization of student youth as actors by examining the trust mechanisms that contribute to successive processes of socialization formation.
Methods of survey, focus groups, text analysis, actor-network theory methods, and Python, Gephi, and Google Excel programs were applied to map and represent the results.
The study analyzed essays, surveys, and interviews (300 students in total) in order to qualitatively identify actors that influence the political socialization of young people. These actors include official cultural policies, family, school, media and social networks, church, society, political leaders and bloggers. The research allowed us to identify the most stable cognitive, affective and practical components of these actors’ discourses, emphasizing the special significance of cultural and historical facts in the formation of political identity.
The process of political socialization begins in childhood and continues in the following stages of personal development, always intertwined with one or another social reflection, forming a coherent picture of the world. Young people trust information supported by facts and consistent with their worldview; young people are influenced by parents, official sources and bloggers. In the political sphere, young people are interested in political leaders, elections, the work of government bodies, and the influence of politics on areas of life such as culture and ecology.
The analysis conducted in the optics of ANT has revealed the mechanisms of how student youth are influenced by various actors and how this influence shapes their political beliefs and behavior. The study emphasizes the importance of constant communication for the formation of youth political identity through the influence of various actors in media discourse.

The general low efficiency of integration in the post-Soviet space has one obvious exception — the Union State. At the same time, certain problems exist in the Union State. Successfully solving common problems of foreign trade, the parties do not work effectively enough in the direction of cross-border cooperation and cross-border trade. The European experience of cross-border cooperation and trade cannot be fully applied in Russia and Belarus; however, the best practices of Europe have been successfully worked out for a very long time and can be applied within the framework of the Union State. The special status of the border between Russia and Belarus has some similarities with the formal borders of the EU. Accordingly, cross-border trade can be proposed as a means of developing adjacent areas.

This article presents the results of the study aimed at analyzing the institutional transformations of the E-Participation system in Russia. Since 2020, the e-participation system in Russia has undergone significant transformations associated with the introduction of centralized federal resources. As a result, different institutional models have been formed in different constituent regions of the Russian Federation, implying the refusal, autonomous preservation or coexistence of regional electronic channels with federal ones. The purpose of the study is to form an assessment of the changes taking place — the centralization of the e-participation system in the regions of the Russian Federation and the change in the degree of control over the activities of regional authorities by federal authorities. To achieve the goal of the study, expert interviews were conducted with 76 respondents, who are representatives of five key groups of subjects in the process of creating and using electronic channels for civic participation. The results of the study demonstrated an ambiguous opinion of experts on the ongoing changes and confirmed that the goals of federal authorities in the implementation of centralized projects of electronic citizen participation are aimed, among other things, at increasing the political controllability of regional authorities and collecting data for consideration when making management decisions.