Аннотация:ENGLISH This article examines an example of successful digitalization of economic life and public administration in one of the leading developing countries, the United Arab Emirates. The purpose of this study is to use the example of the UAE to identify how the economic structure of an oil-producing country is diversifying, including gradually overcoming the lag in economic development, and to determine the role of digital economic management in this process.The theoretical basis was the book "The Fourth Industrial Revolution" by Professor Klaus Schwab. In his book, Schwab argues that technological change is so broad that it means a new revolution.Recognizing the fourth industrial revolution, Schwab identifies megatrends and a huge number of technological drivers in this new landscape, dividing them into physical, digital, and biological categories. According to Schwab, this represents a paradigm shift in the management of the public sector and digital government data. This shift is necessary in order to move beyond the notion of digital services as isolated outcomes and secondary consequences of individual strategies. According to the new paradigm, digital services are the main, all-encompassing factors in the transformation of the public sector, since public services are the most direct experience that people receive from their government In the Arab world, the United Arab Emirates was one of the first to begin the digital transformation of its economy. In this country, the realization came earlier than others that the preservation of sovereignty and the survival of the state depends the ability to independently develop the latest technologies, and on the presence of its own high-tech sector which significantly strengthens both economic and military-technical potential.The author analyzes the main forms of digital public administration: the functioning of the government, industrial policy, regulation of the financial, stock exchange, and even the judicial system. The article highlights both the competitive advantages (political neutrality, preferential tax treatment, confidentiality) and disadvantages (lack of skilled labor) of the country's business environment. The UAE's success in the digital transition in terms of diversifying its industry structure and attracting capital and technology is demonstrated.In conclusion, the author notes that despite the obvious achievements, the country is still at the beginning of the road and lags far behind the regional leader, Israel.