The purpose of the article is to study the existing theories and practical and methodological approaches of the digital economy, and on this basis substantiate the conditions for the formation and development trends of the digital economy in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In general, the digital economy is a digital environment that allows to significantly increase the efficiency of storage, sales and supply of various industries, technologies, equipment, goods and services based on the use of the results of process analysis and big data. The data in the view is the activity that is the main factor of production. This article analyzes approaches to the definition of digital technology and digital economy. The author provide an analysis of the views of researchers and offer their own definition of the concept of «digital economy». The main attention is focused on the State Program «Digital Kazakhstan», its goals, content and significance for solving the problems of the country's socio-economic development.
Rymtai SHAIMERDENOVA (Thu,) studied this question.