Developing small business and entrepreneurship through the transition to the digital economy

Today, new digital technologies, innovative business models occupy all spheres of economic life of society and affect the essence of the economy, which in turn shapes the qualitative structural changes in the economy. As a result, the digital economy is emerging as a subsystem of the traditional economy, characterized by the active use of digital technologies and the circulation of specific electronic goods. The level of development of the digital economy is closely linked to national competitiveness, which requires special attention to the development of the state and business. This article provides an overview of the development of the digital economy in the world and in Uzbekistan, an overview of the development of the digital economy, as well as various threats and some suggestions for their elimination.