STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES SECTOR IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

The article analyzes the main socio-economic indicators of the information and communication technologies sector of the Republic of Belarus and their dynamics, shows the place of the Republic of Belarus among the world leaders in terms of exports of ICT services, provides international ratings of innovation levels using the relevant indices. The paper presents the tools to achieve the goals of ICT development in accordance with the national strategy for sustainable socio-economic development of the Republic of Belarus for the period up to 2030. The relevance of the topic is based on the fact that a large number of foreign and domestic scientists are engaged in the study of ICT. On this basis, statistics are growing and becoming more complex, on the basis of which a rating assessment of ICT sector organizations is formed, which allows them to monitor their status and work on its improvement. The subject of the research is the analysis of innovative level of ICT sector organizations development in the Republic of Belarus. The objectives of the study are to assess the level and dynamics of ICT development by the main indicators of international ratings using international indices, compare with other countries and present their forecast values in accordance with the national strategy for sustainable socio – economic development of the Republic of Belarus.