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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Digital Economy &amp; Innovations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Digital Economy &amp; Innovations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Цифровая экономика и инновации</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">3034-2074</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">3034-4204</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Togliatti State University</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">908</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18323/3034-2074-2026-1-64-4</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Статьи</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Assessment of the transformational potential of Russia's creative sector: between a driver and a conglomerate</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Оценка трансформационного потенциала креативного сектора России: между драйвером и конгломератом</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4953-9560</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Khmeleva</surname><given-names>Galina A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Хмелева</surname><given-names>Галина Анатольевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor,professor of Chair of Regional Economics and Management.</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор экономических наук, профессор,профессор кафедры региональной экономики и управления.</p></bio><email>galina.a.khmeleva@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7262-3256</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Materova</surname><given-names>Elena S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Матерова</surname><given-names>Елена Сергеевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD (Economics), Associate Professor, assistant professor of Chair of Economic Theory. </p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат экономических наук, доцент, доцент кафедры экономической теории.</p></bio><email>nedlen63@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Samara State University of Economics</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Самарский государственный экономический университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-03-31" publication-format="electronic"><day>31</day><month>03</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>33</fpage><lpage>41</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-03-31"><day>31</day><month>03</month><year>2026</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-03-31"><day>31</day><month>03</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Khmeleva G.A., Materova E.S.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Хмелева Г.А., Матерова Е.С.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Khmeleva G.A., Materova E.S.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Хмелева Г.А., Матерова Е.С.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://vektornaukieconomika.ru/jour/article/view/908">https://vektornaukieconomika.ru/jour/article/view/908</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>Problem.</bold> Despite the recognition of the creative sector as a driver of structural transformation in developed economies, there is no comprehensive quantitative assessment of the degree of its integration into global trends as applied to Russia. Existing studies are fragmentary, rely on outdated data, and do not account for the post-crisis transformation of 2022–2024, which hinders the development of sound economic policy. <bold>Aim.</bold> Based on a comparative analysis of quantitative indicators and institutional conditions, to identify the specific influence of the creative sector on the structural transformation processes of the Russian economy in the context of global trends and to determine the key barriers to realising its transformational potential. <bold>Methods.</bold> The study is based on a comprehensive methodology, including a comparative analysis of macroeconomic indicators of Russia, the United States, and China for 2021–2024 and a qualitative analysis of institutional factors. For a quantitative integral assessment, the authors developed the Global Trend Alignment Index (GTAI), which includes four components: digitalisation, exports, polycentrism, and institutions. <bold>Results.</bold> A fundamental gap was revealed between Russia and the leading countries: the share of the creative sector in Russia’s GDP reached 4.1 % (compared to 4.5–4.6 % in the US and China); however, this growth was driven primarily by the IT cluster. Exports of creative services decreased by more than fourfold, and employment in the sector is also insignificant – 1.55 % of the labour force (in the US – 3.23 %). Spatial hyperconcentration in the Central Federal District reached 68 % of gross value added. The GTAI for Russia was 0.28, corresponding to a low level of alignment with global trends. <bold>Conclusions. </bold>In its current state, the Russian creative sector represents not a unified agent of transformation, but a conglomerate of heterogeneous assets with conjunctural rather than structural growth. The identified imbalances require not an increase in funding, but a deep structural restructuring aimed at overcoming the gaps between technologies and content, the capital and the regions, and government procurement and market expansion.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Проблема.</bold> Несмотря на признание креативного сектора драйвером структурной трансформации в развитых экономиках, отсутствует комплексная количественная оценка степени его интеграции в глобальные тренды применительно к России. Существующие исследования фрагментарны, опираются на устаревшие данные и не учитывают посткризисную трансформацию 2022–2024 гг., что препятствует выработке обоснованной экономической политики. <bold>Цель.</bold> На основе сравнительного анализа количественных показателей и институциональных условий выявить специфику влияния креативного сектора на процессы структурной трансформации экономики России в контексте общемировых тенденций и определить ключевые барьеры реализации его трансформационного потенциала. <bold>Методы.</bold> Исследование базируется на комплексной методологии, включающей сравнительный анализ макроэкономических показателей России, США и Китая за 2021–2024 гг. и качественный анализ институциональных факторов. Для количественной интегральной оценки разработан авторский Индекс соответствия глобальным трендам (ИСГТ), включающий четыре компонента: цифровизация, экспорт, полицентризм, институты. <bold>Результаты.</bold> Выявлен фундаментальный разрыв между Россией и странамилидерами: доля креативного сектора в ВВП РФ достигла 4,1 % (против 4,5–4,6 % в США и Китае), однако рост обеспечен преимущественно IT-кластером. Экспорт креативных услуг сократился более чем в 4 раза, занятость в секторе также незначительна – 1,55 % рабочей силы (в США – 3,23 %). Пространственная гиперконцентрация в Центральном ФО достигла 68 % ВДС. ИСГТ для России составил 0,28, что свидетельствует о низком уровне соответствия глобальным трендам. <bold>Выводы.</bold> Российский креативный сектор в текущем состоянии представляет собой не единый агент трансформации, а конгломерат разнородных активов с конъюнктурным, а не структурным ростом. Выявленные дисбалансы требуют не наращивания финансирования, а глубинной структурной перестройки, направленной на преодоление разрывов между технологиями и содержанием, столицей и регионами, госзаказом и рыночной экспансией.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>creative economy</kwd><kwd>structural transformation</kwd><kwd>creative industries</kwd><kwd>export of creative services</kwd><kwd>integral index</kwd><kwd>digitalisation</kwd><kwd>spatial concentration</kwd><kwd>creativity index</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>креативная экономика, структурная трансформация, креативные индустрии, экспорт креативных услуг, интегральный индекс, цифровизация, пространственная концентрация, индекс креативности</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Abankina T.V. Creative economy: towards cultural heritage capitalization. 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