The article is devoted to the information infrastructure of scientific research in the European Union, which is the world leader in this field of organization of science. The main factors determining the development of infrastructure are the digitalization of scientific communications and the movement of open science. The scientific infrastructure ecosystem has replaced most scientific information resources and services. The general structure of this ecosystem in the European Union is described, the navigator of the Knowledge section is provided. Selected scientific and infrastructure projects of the Horison 2020 program are briefly described. An annotated list of services offered by the specialized infrastructure organization OpenAIRE is provided.

The article presents a statistical analysis of the effectiveness of the Russian Federation state scientific centers (SSCs) in 2021, scientific and scientific-technical activities in terms of their publication activity, the creation and use of the intellectual activity results by them. The obtained results allow drawing a conclusion about the nature of the dynamics of changes in the considered indicators.

In recent years, digital payment services have been actively penetrating the financial market of Azerbaijan. Payment cards have played an important role in the implementation of digital payments in Azerbaijan in recent years. For the majority of Azerbaijani citizens, payment cards have become a common payment instrument used in everyday payments for goods and services, as well as when making money transfers. In this article, the authors consider the issues and prospects for the digitalization of the payment system in Azerbaijan. New trends in the retail payments market in Azerbaijan are analyzed and the features of the policy to reduce cash payments in the structure of monetary aggregates are outlined. The author outlined his own views on the prospects for the development of the digitalization of the payment system of Azerbaijan in the new conditions of challenges. So, digitalization can become one of the drivers for the development of the payment system, as well as ensure transparency in the economic sector.

The development of the digital ecosystem contributes to sustainable economic growth and integrated security, improves the quality of life and has a positive effect on the health of the population. The introduction of digitalization has a positive impact on the development of national economies, which is confirmed, in particular. As shown in the article, Italy shows significant growth in this area, outstripping the achievements of other EU member states in a number of indicators. Italian reforms in the field of digitalization of the economy are focused on priority investments in the development, first of all, of mobile communications. Also, important goals of modernization in the system of public administration and services have been identified, which should be achieved with the support of the national plan for the sustainable development of the country’s economy with the transition of public administrations to cloud technologies. Italy now has a strong industrial base and research communities in key areas such as artificial intelligence, high performance computing and quantum technologies. The author shows that these advantages can be used to introduce digital technologies in all sectors of the economy

In the presented study, the trends in the digitalization of the processes of restaurant business objects are substantiated, existing approaches and classifications are presented. The authors have formed directions for the development of campaigns for the implementation of IT solutions to improve the efficiency of restaurants.

A number of modern researchers note the direct impact of the “new” stressful loads of the information society on the deterioration of the mental health of the population. According to statistics, anxiety and depressive disorders are the most common among all mental disorders. The relevance of the article is determined by the current lack of digital solutions for remote control for making medical decisions in relation to patients with anxiety and depressive disorders that fully meet the requirements of evidence-based medicine, psychological and psychiatric practice. A client-oriented digital product for remote diagnosis of mental disorders is proposed, taking into account the requirements of information security. The development is based on the results of an expert survey of specialists providing psychiatric and psychological care, as well as recommendations from the expert community.