Statistical monitoring of information technologies development in Russia

In this article the main tendencies of informatisation in Russia in the period 2001–2005 are analyzed. According to the existing international practice the main attention is given to research of the dynamics of development of information technologies applicable to various types of economic activities. Special attention is paid to studying IT activities in the scientific research and development sector. The paper points out that despite steady tendencies of growth of all analyzed parameters, the level of informatisation in Russia is lower than in the developed countries.