Issues of legal regulation of import substitution of messengers in the state and municipal service

Introduction. Today, in the Russian Federation the authorities face the task of transition to domestic digital solutions at all levels of government. This issue is especially relevant in the conditions of economic sanctions. Theoretical analysis. According to the results of the analysis of the market of digital services that are used in the public authorities of the Russian Federation, we can conclude that in some categories there is still a dependence on the use of foreign solutions. Among such services messengers, video communication services and email clients were singled out. Empirical analysis. On the basis of the analysis, the author concludes that at the moment the issue of the use of a single messenger of Russian development by employees of government bodies has not been solved at the legislative level. Results. As a result of the analysis, to solve the problem, the author proposes to form unified technical requirements to messengers for the authorities, to approve the list of messengers and services authorized for use in the authorities for official communications, to establish a complete ban on the use of foreign messengers for official communications in the authorities and to approve the list of manufacturers of devices from which access to domestic messengers and services is allowed.

communication service, software, messenger, automated workplace of a civil servant, import substitution, service communication, state bodies, local self-government bodies, information security