Sofya Borisovna Karlovskaya

This article reviews new challenges and trends of economic digitalization after the coronavirus crisis in the context of sanctions, discussed at the Lomonosov Readings, the conference held on April 18, 2022, at Economics Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University. The paper addresses the following issues: competition in digitalization era, social and psychological challenges of digital economy, the Matthew effect in digital era, the experience of publicprivate partnership to boost technological self-sufficiency, migration processes in digitalization context, national and regional models of digital development and cooperation, new development opportunities and risks of digitalization for low-income African countries. The article concludes with a discussion of the prospects for digital development and cooperation in new geopolitical reality and anti-Russian sanctions.