Classification of Professional Software for the Public Finance Management

Abstract

In the context of the development of new digital public administration and the transition from workstations to digital platforms, the task of systematizing knowledge about professional software (ProSW) used in state and municipal institutions is becoming urgent. One of the approaches to the systematization of information about software is its typification and classification. To solve this problem, the author chose from open Internet sources and analyzed the main characteristics of leading Russian vendors that supply their software products for public finance management, including such well-known brands as Firma 1C, Parus Corporation, NPO Krista and a number of others. Based on the analysis of the data submitted by the vendors of the descriptions of their ProSW, the article first proposed its typification and various classification, including with respect to the ownership of ProSW. The proposed structuring of information on the software for financial management can be used for registering software in the Unified Register of Russian Programs and in standardized lists of goods, works and services that are purchased by customers in order to meet state and municipal needs, including the comparative assessment of the cost of the same type of software. The author concludes that the architecture of the universally used ProSW is not sufficiently effective due to the use of outdated approaches to system design. The results of the study can be used to expand the knowledge of students in higher educational institutions in areas related to public administration, IT management and software development.