The research paper describes In the conditions of the new economy, the concept of economic growth has been replaced by the concept of economic development associated with the process of introducing innovations. In turn, the form of economic development based on innovative processes is constantly undergoing changes due to the introduction of advanced infocommunication technologies and the digital economy, which determines the relevance of the research topic. The purpose of the study is to identify the specific features of the transforming Russian economy, as well as the development of the principles of the digital economy in general and the identification of additional sources of business systems efficiency, taking into account the development of infocommunication technologies in the direction of digitalization.