Determination of the development level of information and telecommunication networks within the regions of Siberian Federal District

Abstract

According to the scientific papers of the Russian scientists, the parameters for assessing the quality of economic space are population density, spatial connectivity and location of production. The parameter of the spatial connectivity is considered. In most of the Russian scientific papers, the term “the spatial connectivity” is determined by the level of transport networks development. In most Russian scientific papers when forming models for assessing the spatial connectivity of regions, the issue of territorial connectivity by information and telecommunication networks is not investigated. The papers analyses the main characteristics of the concept of regional space connectivity and its properties. An econometric analysis of statistical data on indicators characterizing information and telecommunication networks for each of the regions of the Siberian Federal District has been carried out. The mathematical model and an algorithm for automating the procedure for calculating statistical indicators in the Python language in the Spyder programming environment were proposed for calculating the indicators. The most and least developed regions within developing the information and telecommunication networks have been identified. The resulting mechanism for determining the level of development of information and telecommunication networks will be useful for monitoring the territory and drawing up a passport of an each region.