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This article demonstrates the system and content of the registries of state and municipal services, as well as analyzes the prerequisites for the transition to registry model of rendering state and municipal services and its advantages. The author underlines the special relevance of such transition for the purpose of formation of the e-government infrastructure. The data on the citizens’ use of the state and municipal information resources is provided. The publication mostly carries methodological character and illustrates the structure of registries, their elements and interrelation between them. The scientific novelty consists in the comprehensive approach to examination of the system of registries of the state and municipal services. The author summarizes the interim results of digitalization of the state and municipal services. In conclusion, the article suggests the legal mechanisms that allow using the information and telecommunication technologies in rendering the state and municipal services more effectively.
 

Abstract: This article analyzes the definition and conceptual characteristics of digital inequality as a complicated, multicomponent phenomenon. The factors of emergence alongside the consequences of digital inequality are demonstrated. Special attention is given to the political legal consequences of the phenomenon at hand. The author underlines that disregard of such problem as digital inequality will lead to the establishment of “electronic elite”, while the majority of citizens will become out of touch with the infrastructure of e-government and e-democracy. The article provides the data of various ratings, including the rating of development of the e-government of the United Nations that allow assessing the place of Russia within the global information space. The scientific novelty consists in using the system approach towards examination of the digital inequality. The indicated category is covered in the context of cause-and-effect relation. In conclusion, the author suggests the legal methods for elimination of the digital inequality in the conditions of Russian realities. It is noted that the full support of the information rights of citizens becomes one of the priority tasks of the state.