Review: The goal of this article lies in examination of the national project “Ecology” within the framework of national security of the Russian Federation. The subject of this work is the system of relations associated with implementation of the national project “Ecology” in the context of ensuring national security of Russia. The research is focused on the federal projects in the fields of waste management, improvement of air and water quality, preservation of biological diversity, and development of technologies. Attention is turned to funding arrangement of the national project elements, as well as its role in ensuring national economic interests of the Russian Federation. The SWOT analysis became the principle research method. The author also applied the general methods of scientific cognition such as analysis, synthesis, and comparison. The novelty of this work consists in determination of the strong and weak aspects, capabilities and risks of the national project, and formulation of recommendations on enhancing its effects with regards to improvement of the environment. The conclusion is made that implementation of the national project “Ecology” may significantly contribute to ensuring of national security of the Russian Federation.

Keywords: pollution cleanup, waste management, federal projects, SWOT-analysis, environmental protection, national project, environmental security, economic security, BAT, national security

Review: This article substantiates the need for digitalization of the Russian economy and society, which would contribute to strengthening of national security due to increase of global competitiveness of the country on the international markets. The author explores the qualitative (changes within the system of industrial relations) and quantitative (development indicators of “digital” sector of the economy) parameters of transformations taking place in modern Russian society influenced by widespread of digital technologies. The conducted analysis allowed determining limitations in the application of digital technologies and potential “growth milestones”, as well as identifying the strategic priorities of digital development in modern Russia. The main conclusion consists in the proof that the current public production continues to retain market content, as it functions on the basis of market interactions, mediated by the use of digital technologies. However, the application of digital technologies significantly affects the economic growth rates and social progress in the country. Therefore, the analysis of digital parameters of the Russian economy allows ascertaining the priorities of social development, as well as appropriately coordinate state policy measures aimed at ensuring national security of the Russian Federation via implementation of digital technologies.

Keywords: digital growth points, digitalization limitations, quantitative parameters of digitalization, quality parameters of digitalization, digitalization of Russian society, national security factor, digital technologies, strategic priorities, digital development, global competitiveness