Strategy of socio-economic development of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District

The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District is a stable, dynamically developing region, where a solid foundation for further socio-economic development is laid, which allows building large-scale plans for the future. In this article, the authors, based on published sources and the regulatory framework of the Russian Federation, consider the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, as one of the largest regions of the Russian Arctic, and the strategy of its socio-economic development. Through a detailed SWOT analysis of strengths and weaknesses, identifying opportunities and threats, studying statistical data, measures are proposed to improve the socio-economic development strategy of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District. The analysis revealed a number of problems in the socio-economic development of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, namely: a significant predominance of the extractive industry over the processing industry, poorly developed transport infrastructure, the outflow of young people and problems of higher education, lack of accessibility and low quality of health services in remote and hard-to-reach areas of the region. To solve the problems identified during the analysis and strengthen the strengths, as well as improve the existing strategy of the socio-economic development of the region, the authors developed a number of strategic measures that will improve the quality of life in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, its investment attractiveness, sufficient development not only in the production sector, but also the infrastructure of the region. The authors draw attention to the fact that all the identified problems and their solutions are interconnected. Consequently, the improvement of the proposed directions for the development of the YNAO must be comprehensive, which will make it possible to increase the effectiveness of the implementation of strategic measures for the socio-economic development of the YNAO.