Bulletin of
Vitebsk State
Technological
University

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study on the impact of digitalization on the innovation activity of industrial organizations in the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation. The relevance of the research is due to the need to identify digitalization technologies that affect the innovation activity of organizations and establish digitalization strategies for industrial organizations within the Union State.

The objective of the study is to analyze and assess the degree of influence of digitalization tools on the innovation activity in industrial organizations across the Union State regions of Russia and Belarus, as well as to propose strategies for their application in the industrial sector of the Union State.

Research methods include economic and statistical methods, specifically correlation and regression analysis. The empirical data were sourced from the official websites of the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation and the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Correlation and regression analysis revealed statistically significant relationships between digitalization elements of and key innovation performance indicators. The most significant elements are digital platforms and artificial intelligence. Recommendations propose the adoption of specific digitalization tools in Union State industrial organizations including digital industrial platforms, artificial intelligence, and the Industrial Internet of Things.

The scientific novelty of the research lies in the empirical qualification of digitalization’s impact on innovation activity across regions of the Russian Federation and Belarus, as well as in identifying the most impactful digitalization tools. The practical significance involves the creation of an innovative development strategy and a digital transformation roadmap for Union State industrial organizations.

Economic and statistical study of the impact of digitalization on innovation activity of industrial organizations of the Union State