The article is devoted to the digitalization of the economy, which inevitably follows from the analysis of the evolution and complexity of the technosphere, leading to a qualitative change in commodity production and the transition to information product as the main product of the modern era. The role of the discovery of innovative blockchain technology, which is gradually changing the traditional world state, financial, economic structures and communications, is considered in detail. Particular attention is paid to the features of the introduction of digital technologies in the Russian Federation. Summarizing the study, the authors list a number of problems, the features of overcoming them and formulate conclusions about the lack of alternatives to the introduction of digital technologies in the Russian Federation. The article ends with the statement that the well-being and security of Russia directly depend on the pace of digitalization of the economy and public administration.