Prospects for the Development of the Software Industry Market for the Cooperative Sector of the Economy

The study aims to analyze the current state of the Russian software market and determine the prospects for its development. The analysis of the successful experience of economically developed countries showed that support for software development is an integral part of national security and the strategy of socio-economic development. It is noted that the focus of digital development on the needs of the consumer market is a necessary factor in the development of the economy. Despite government stimulation of innovation, the domestic Russian software market is underdeveloped. The lack of targeted state financing and industry development programs, the uncertainty of the legal regime of the computer program as an object of the exclusive right are the reasons for the underdevelopment of the software market. During the study, methods of analysis, mental modeling, and comparative legal method were used. Based on the results of the study, a set of measures was proposed: obtaining a patent for computer programs, establishing a “technical criterion” as one of the conditions for patenting; changes in tax legislation, setting quotas for entrepreneurs to use Russian software. The stimulation by the state of the creation of computer programs used by subjects of consumer cooperation will be a factor in the development of both the digital industry market and the cooperative economy, including in the field of electronic commerce.