Methodological foundations of a digital platform for aligning regional economic agents’ interests: institutional mechanisms and spatial coordination in the Union State

objective: the aim of this study is to develop a methodological justification for the institutional mechanisms and spatial coordination framework of a digital platform intended to align the interests of regional and sectoral economic agents within the context of a multi-level industrial transformation of the Union State. Special emphasis is placed on institutional compatibility and spatial integration as critical components of a controllable transformation contour. Methods: the study employs institutional analysis, architectural modeling of regulatory circuits, and scenario-based analysis. This methodological combination enabled the identification of synchronization barriers driven by regulatory asynchrony and regional divergence. Findings: an architecture of the institutional layer of the platform is developed, incorporating algorithmic regulatory mechanisms, fiscal-redistributive instruments, cognitive feedback loops, and informational capital as an integrating resource. A spatial coordination model is constructed, encompassing indicators of industrial distribution asymmetry, clustering parameters, mechanisms of digital coupling, and the principles of a functional-institutional framework. An architectural scheme of interest alignment is presented, integrating cognitive impulses, agent-based behavioral models, and digital regulatory protocols. The study proposes principles for constructing a unified digital environment compatible with the “developmental state” concept and the EAEU digital agenda. Conclusions: the digital platform functions as an institutionally compatible transformation contour, facilitating strategic integration, reduction of regulatory asynchrony, and the development of cluster-based structures. The necessity of developing computable models for compromise-based coordination in distributed systems with limited observability is substantiated. The proposed architecture lays the groundwork for sustainable industrial growth, monitoring of spatial development scenarios, and evaluation of fiscal-spatial regulatory efficiency.

digital platform, institutional environment, interest alignment, spatial coordination, fiscal-redistributive regulators, scenario modeling