Interaction of regional agribusiness entities in the transition to a digital economy

Abstract In 2017, the “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation” program was approved, which stated that the digitalization of the economy should become the main breakthrough direction in the country’s development. In this paper, various definitions of the digital economy were considered, taking into account the inextricable connection of all sectors and spheres of the national economy with the use of digital technologies. The interaction of business entities in the transition to a digital economy should be based on the main provisions of the approved Program and its development levels. In order to improve the functioning of the regional agribusiness, several directions for introducing the digital economy are proposed, taking into account the readiness of economic entities to carry out activities in its conditions. As a result, a classification of participants in agribusiness was proposed in accordance with the criterion of having absolute and relative readiness, as well as those who are resistant and non-resistant to self-adaptation in the digital economy. A certain basis for communications of agricultural entities in the context of digitalization is the ability to use modern information and communication technologies, as well as a single information space within the framework of agricultural clusters. An algorithm for the formation of such an information space in the agricultural clusters of the Volgograd region and communication mechanism based on information technology were proposed.