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Introduction. The population aging in Hanoi Capital and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) coincides with the development of the 4th Industrial Revolution and digital transformation. The article aims to analyze the current state of social adaptation of elderly people in Vietnam to the digital transformation of society through their attitudes and levels of accessing and using to certain types of digital technologies in the economic, political, social and cultural field. Materials and Methods. The sociological survey of 984 elderly people in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City was conducted from May to September 2022. SPSS version 25.0 was used for statistical analysis and quantitative testing. The national census reports and population aging data were also analyzed. Results. Elderly people are poorly aware of the function and usefulness of some digital technologies, although this technologies are quite popular, necessary, and even created only for them. Therefore, they do not have good access to them. The main reasons are ignorance, the absence of help and guidance. However, elderly people believe that digital technologies will help them live happier and more convenient. Discussion and Conclusion. Equipping the younger generation with digital knowledge and skills is a necessary preparation for the goal of “active aging” in digital era. The government needs more relevant projects to improve the social adaptation of elderly people; pay attention to the best solution to the digital divide for elderly people being in rural area, poor group, low education and living alone. The results of this article provide some important implications for state agencies, elderly associations, family institutions and the elderly. This results will supply ideas to build necessary solutions and policies for the elderly in the digital era.

The Russian economic space is characterised by a significant differentiation in the levels of socio-economic development of the country's various regions, which manifests itself in natural, territorial, socio-cultural, economic, political and other aspects. The results of socio-economic differentiation are unique regional socio-economic systems, which necessitates the formation of individual approaches to managing their development. Therefore, management decisions made at the federal centre, as well as by regional authorities, affect the activities of economic entities in the regions and the population's level of well-being in different ways. Social security is an integral element of the high quality of life of the population and is largely the basis for improving the economic status of the region, increasing the value of human capital. Thus, it is necessary to develop methods and tools for ensuring the social safe development of regional socio-economic systems, considering the specific characteristics of each region. From these perspectives, we can discuss the stability and social performance of the regional economy. Despite a broad scientific background, the factors contributing to the development and the results of regional socio-economic systems, considering the need for social security, have not been examined. The present research aims to fill this gap by developing a management model for the social and safe development of Russia's regions, using the city of St Petersburg as the case study.