Multidimensional and systematic digital transformation: sustainable development on the example of the transport industry

Abstract

The article studies the problem of comprehensive assessment of the phenomenon of digital transformation. The paper describes the place and role of digitalization in close mutually reinforcing relationship with other aspects of socio-technical-economic transformation of the 21st century. A phenomenological approach has been proposed to assess direct and indirect manifestations of digital transformation in a wide range of socio-technological areas that ultimately affct economy. Using the example of transportation industry, the intersection of some identifid socio-economic and economic-technological aspects at the level of macroand microeconomics, as well as human existence, has been examined. It has been proposed to consider digitalization as a fild of applied knowledge and competencies, which is just acquiring the phase of formation, from the position of sustainable development for unifiation of diffrent-format manifestations of digital transformation in many areas of life. Digitalization effcts have been brought to the methodological framework of the sustainable development approach as an interrelation of economic, social and technological aspects adapted to real economy. The conclusion has been made about digital transformation as part of overall accelerated socio-technical progress, which implies a deeper and more systematic attitude to the phenomenon of digitalization. It has been proposed to continue research in this approach from expert positions and use the fidings to develop applied methodology for the use of digital technologies in terms of sustainable development.