COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INFOCOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS OF THE VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT
We consider here some criteria and techniques for comparative analysis of infocommunications development in the Volga federal district. These techniques and criteria are examined by making use of key infocommunication indicators. We calculated the following indicators of development levels in regions: criterion of territoriality, criterion of technological development, criterion of infocommunication development, economic effectiveness criterion, and integral criterion. Based on the data obtained in the course of this comparative analysis of the state-of-the-art in regions, we obtained their rating (in accordance with the level of infocommunication development) and revealed that high rating of one or the other region is specified by the level of its economical growth.