Аннотация:The article is devoted to the elaboration of prospects of the development of information technologies in the business environment. It has been es-tablished that currently, potential and real possibilities exist for the devel-opment of information technologies. For this purpose, it is proposed to view as a priority the preparation of the community for the perception of the information environment. To make this happen, it is essential to sup-port any government and public, central and local initiatives and keep na-tional informatization programs fully financed. It has been proposed to elaborate a state program for the development of the information commu-nity taking into account requirements necessary to provide its information sovereignty and information security. It has been proved that factors, which prevent information technologies from being developed, are rela-tively high lease rates of telecom channels and modest financial possibili-ties of most information services providers.