President of StrategEast Anatoly Motkin published an article at the premier US foreign policy outlet Fletcher Forum of World Affairs on how Eurasian countries can transform their dysfunctional structures by taking advantage of digital opportunities and integrate the region into the global economy as the world’s next IT hub.
In his article, Mr. Motkin 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: “There is now an enormous opportunity for Eurasian countries to free themselves of the long-standing issues that have haunted them for decades. This opportunity is digital transformation, which is an ongoing process of revolutionizing existing concepts, businesses, and institutions through innovation and the use of digital technologies. It means more than just the simple act of digitizing analog processes; it involves a fundamental shift in mindset toward innovation.”
Talking about the possible steps of the digital transformation process for the region, Mr. Motkin explains: “To implement a successful digital transformation, Eurasian countries need to take certain steps. First, they must establish a well-defined national digital strategy in cooperation with leading industry experts and other stakeholders. The second step should be educating the public on digital literacy because a digitally aware and skilled population is necessary for a country’s digital development. The third step should be the transition from a natural resource based industrial economy to a knowledge economy. The last step is to become exporters of digital transformation.”
The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs is founded in 1975 and published biannually.
