Digitalization in Eurasia: Tool for Regional Resilience

By Anatoly Motkin, for The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs

ABSTRACT

Post-Soviet Eurasian countries continue to suffer under a system of exten- sive corruption as well as economic and social disparities inherited from the Soviet era. This article discusses how Eurasian countries can transform their dysfunctional structures by taking advantage of digital opportunities and inte- grate the region into the global economy as the world’s next information tech- nology (IT) hub. Further, it analyzes the potential of digital transformation to transform Eurasia into a region where transparency, equality, and the rule of law are realized as core values. Finally, the article maps out the possible steps of the digital transformation process for the region and gives examples from Eurasian countries’ efforts towards that end.

(Read the full article at The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs.)