Currently, ferrous metallurgy industry is experiencing growing trends in the scrap indicator, which requires a more responsible attitude and effective methods in subsequent redistribution of the production chain. Forecasts of ferrous scrap market development in the perspective up to 2030 have been given. Facts about the increasing trends of machine vision application in the industrial sector as a result of “machine vision and industry” keyword clustering based on publications in the NCBI PubMed database have been presented. The object of the study is enterprises of metallurgical industry, in particular for ferrous metal scrap harvesting. The subject of the study is the process of scrap contamination assessment. Comparison of the traditional process of scrap assessment and the digital one (based on machine vision application), which are visualized in the form of the implementation steps sequence algorithms, has been carried out. The hypothesis about more effective use of machine vision technology in the technological production process of scrap metal contamination assessment when it is accepted for further processing in comparison with the technology based on visual-expert assessment has been confirmed. The prospects for the use and commercialization of the digital service have been presented, as well as its impact on transparency and reliability of interaction among contractors. Scientific methods such as bibliometric analysis of literature devoted to the issues of applied methods and techniques for assessing the quality of unloaded scrap, comparative analysis of applied processes for assessing scrap clogging based on the presented algorithms, as well as synthesis methods that summarize the results were used.

Innovative computing and blockchain technologies in Russia, China, and the Republic of Belarus have been presented. Cloud computing refers to distributed computing technologies that use algorithms for network access to shared computing resources. Using a cloud service for intelligent farming is a promising technology since it can provide huge computing power and storage capacity, high scalability, and flexibility. Cloud infrastructure includes computer networks, servers, data warehouses, and operating systems. Cloud service providers typically provide their services using one of the following information technologies: SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service). With SaaS, all the necessary software is located on cloud servers and rented out. There are also services such as data, file and record repositories, web-based email services, and various project management-related tools that can be customized depending on an agricultural company. With PaaS, customers are provided with an environment for developing their own applications, including operating systems, databases and data processing tools, as well as capabilities and resources for data storage, and operating system installation. The main goal of IaaS is to eliminate dependence on platforms and resource–intensive installation by providing them as part of a cloud service.

The interim results of the tax experiment implemented from 2019 to 2029 in Russia in relation to individuals belonging to the self-employed category have been summarized. The conducted research has revealed positive aspects of the experiment: increase in registered taxpayers due to the territorial feature expansion and demand for individuals to gradually build their entrepreneurial activity in the economy in the aggregate aimed at achieving the key objectives of the ongoing state policy to reduce shadow employment. The dynamic growth of the taxpayers’ number under the special regime since the beginning of the experiment is characterized by a multiple growth of 16.5 times, which in absolute terms as of January 1, 2024 corresponds to 9.279 million people, while tax revenues to the budget system have also increased significantly, amounting to 59,184.5 million rubles in absolute terms as of January 1, 2024, and the share in the total structure of special regimes has increased to 5.6%. At the same time, in order to achieve the established parameters for the self-employed number growth up to 11 million people by 2030, it is important to solve medium-term tasks aimed at improving certain provisions of the special regime: possibility of considering the payers’ length of service, insurance premiums payment on a mandatory basis while preventing an increase in the tax burden, as well as annual indexation of the maximum amount of income received by the deflator coefficient for all categories of self-employed.

Under the circumstances of the dynamic geopolitical situation, it is becoming increasingly important to develop an effective methodology for assessing fiscal space. Fiscal space formation depends on a number of key factors, including economic development of a country, the size of its population and labor force, and the tax system efficiency. Understanding these factors and being able to use them correctly helps a country to manage its finances effectively and ensure sustainable development of its economy. The sanctions imposed on Russia by “unfriendly” states have revealed a huge number of weaknesses in the modern domestic economy, so it is necessary to approach the issue consciously and comprehensively. It is necessary to revise budget priorities, search for additional funding, and support the economy sectors most vulnerable to the sanctions pressure from Western countries. For the state development and its financial stability, it is becoming more urgent. The government will be able to make more informed decisions on fiscal policy and maintain stability and reliability of the federal budget in conditions of volatility and uncertainty, if a more accurate and adaptable method to assess fiscal space is developed.

In strategically important regulatory documents of the Russian Federation, cultural sphere is among the national development priorities, and its main task is to preserve and strengthen national traditional values. In modern conditions, the issues of patriotism, historical memory, and generational continuity are becoming more and more urgent. In this regard, it is especially important to pay attention to museum institutions development. The article presents an analysis of the dynamics of museums quantitative indicators in the country as a whole, in the Northwestern Federal District, and the Vologda Region, funding sources, and institutions expenditures structure for the period 2018–2022, including the year of the Kultura national project implementation and the pre-pandemic and post-pandemic years. The purpose of the study is to assess the level of funding for museums in terms of their income and expenses. The information base was made up of data from the automated information system “Statistical reporting of the industry”. The main methods used were the scientific literature and normative documents analysis and methods of dynamic indicators, generalization, and interpretation. It has been established that budgetary allocations prevail in the financing structure of museum institutions, with minimal involvement of extra-budgetary sources at all levels. The cost structure study in the Vologda Region has revealed insufficient state funding for implementing and developing the most important aspects of museum activities. The prospects of wider involvement of public-private partnership mechanisms and charitable and sponsorship contributions have been shown.

Innovative technologies emergence has changed the focus of new organizations development. In today’s realities, in order to take the lead in any given market, it is necessary to offer up-to-date ways of doing business and solving problems. This rule applies to both the largest and established organizations and emerging ones, whose main task is to ensure a favorable start and a significant advantage over big competitors. The study is relevant because digital innovation has not yet as well developed in the Russian domestic market in certain areas. For this reason, even the simplest innovation that accelerates any important processes will serve as a huge lever to manage the market situation. When introducing a completely new technology, large competitors will not be able to provide the same stability, speed, or reliability, despite the amount of funds available. The key objective of the research is to develop a digital innovation that can improve competitiveness and efficiency of a selected organization with a particular specificity. Its outcome can be development and an example of implementing an effective tool that will enable factoring companies to grow their business and provide SMEs with access to finance.

Society development in modern world is characterized by a trend called digital transformation. This multiple phenomenon concerns different industries and directions from medicine to transportation. Society digital transformation is not just a new trend. It creates synergistic development in science and technology and is synonymous with the “digitalization” term. Digitalization has emerged as a trend of digital economy and generalization of a number of digital technologies and has been significantly enriched with the advent of the Internet of Things and satellite technologies. It is in interaction with a number of digital technologies. Digital transformation accompanies development of a number of industries such as management, agriculture, transportation, real estate, construction, cadaster, and natural resource extraction. One of the characteristics of digital transformation in governance is that it has led to emergence of new phenomena such as digital governance and digital law. Despite the widespread use of digitalization, specificity and evolution of the “digital” term is often overlooked. Content-wise, it emerged during the Third Information Revolution, formally during the Fourth. “New” economy emergence served as the basis for digital economy emergence. Despite the modern analysis, it has not yet been precisely defined. The existing interpretations to the definition of this concept have been analyzed. Digital transformation development in Russia and other countries has been compared. A critical analysis of some approaches to digital transformation has been given. Digital law and digital governance go beyond existing regulations and use special legislation and regulations. These new directions require further development.

The service sector is gradually beginning to dominate modern economy, while qualitatively changing in the context of digital transformation. The article is a review of a monograph by a well-known Chinese specialist, which notes an original view of the above-mentioned issue. The latter is conceptualized and considered on a variety of examples (from the experience of China and other countries). The book consists of four unequal parts, which include a total of 11 chapters. The author consistently characterizes service activities essence, highlights the main prospects for service innovations, identifies the possibilities of developing the latter, and also draws attention to the importance of considering a modern person’s preferences in depth. Considerable attention has been paid to the proposed SERVINO system, which makes it possible to increase managing innovative processes efficiency in the service sector. The monograph suggests that digital transformation will not overshadow personality (both a client and an employee), but, on the contrary, will allow considering a person’s interests in the most careful way. The book is written in simple language, it is full of factual information. Its content analysis shows that it can be considered as a universal source of information about service activities management in the digital age that has already begun. A clearly expressed author’s attitude to the issue does not reduce, but, on the contrary, increases the value of this source. At the same time, the monograph marks the undoubted successes of the Chinese economic thought development.