Digitalization and cooperation between the European Union and Ukraine

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https://doi.org/10.34132/pard2023.20.03

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digitalization, European integration, information and communication technologies (ICT), online services, open data, digital innovations, digital literacy

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the digitization process and cooperation between Ukraine and the member states of the European Union. The peculiarities of digitization in Ukraine are analyzed as integral components of the process of reconstruction, modernization of the Ukrainian economy and the construction of high-quality European infrastructure, with the aim of joining the state to the European and Euro-Atlantic community. An analysis of the state of reforms in Ukraine in the direction of digitization of services, their accessibility to citizens, the development of electronic governance, and ensuring the transparency of public information in the form of open data was carried out. Legislative and regulatory support in the field of functioning and development of e-government in the EU countries and in Ukraine, in particular, in the direction of digital transformation of the government and fulfillment of international obligations by Ukraine, is analyzed. The research data of European and international institutions on the development of e-governance, ICT, human potential, open data and e-services in the world and Ukraine are analyzed and systematized. It has been established that in Ukraine there is a high readiness to use digital technologies. One of the forms of direct support by EU countries for digitalization in Ukraine is the signing in September 2022 of an agreement with the European Commission on Ukraine's accession to the Digital Europe Program. It is determined that Ukrainian enterprises, organizations and public administration bodies will be able to benefit from the financing and support of the Program in such areas as artificial intelligence, supercomputing and digital skills. It has been proven that since digitization in Ukraine contributes to the technological and democratic development of the country, the modernization of its economy, the availability of public services, and the transparency of government, accordingly, Ukraine will need support and further cooperation from the world's leading technology companies in Europe and the world to implement systemic reforms and post-war reconstruction.

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2023-05-31

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Bondar, H. (2023). Digitalization and cooperation between the European Union and Ukraine. Public Administration and Regional Development, (20), 330–352. https://doi.org/10.34132/pard2023.20.03