Information Sovereignty of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation: Directions for Ensuring and Ways to Improve them

The article discusses the main directions of ensuring information sovereignty in the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, as well as ways to improve them. To date, some problems have been identified that relate to the security of the information sphere of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, which made it possible to create specific measures to resolve them.

Aim. In the information sphere of countries such as the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, various studies of a comprehensive plan were conducted by various scientists, politicians, as well as the military. Thanks to these studies, today there is a theoretical basis for improving the entire mechanism for protecting the information sovereignty of the two countries. However, due to the dynamism of the integration plan processes, changes in globalization, as well as due to the situation in geopolitics, it becomes necessary to conduct more and more analytical studies regarding the application of practical experience in ensuring national security in the information sphere.

Tasks. Identification and justification of priority areas for improving the provision of information sovereignty of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation as the basis of the information component.

Methods. During the study, standard scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, expert-analytical, structural-logical, comparative and structural-functional methods, as well as a forecasting method were used.

Results. The study showed that the information sovereignty of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation ensures their political, economic, social stability and sustainable progressive development, since in the context of the globalization of the information space and key areas of public life, the influence on the information field increases and the importance of information security at the national levels increases for each state.

Conclusions. It is expedient to consolidate the equal importance in the composition of the structural mechanisms for ensuring the information sovereignty of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, their constitutional and legal status and equivalent nature. The use of exclusively control and supervisory, regulatory and restrictive procedures in the information environment is not sufficient to maintain information sovereignty.

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