№ 7/2022

Ekon Ukr. 2022 (7): 43–66https://doi.org/10.15407/economyukr.2022.07.043

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: THEORY AND MEASUREMENT

УДК 334.332

JEL: Е60

DULSKA Iryna¹

¹Institute for Economics and Forecasting of the NAS of Ukraine, Research ID : http://www.researcherid.com/rid/AEP-2520-2022
OrcID ID : https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2657-8375

WAYS TO BRIDGE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SKILLS GAPS IN UKRAINE

The article studies the degree of relevance of statistical assessment of digital transformations in the national economy and society of Ukraine in terms of digital infrastructure and digital skills of the population, because these areas in the prewar period saw the formation of gaps dangerous for faster digitization and creation of smart specialized socio-economic system. In conditions of war, they hinder more active adaptation to emergencies and will also hinder the post-war reconstruction of the country on the basis of a higher technological mode. The institutional, organizational and methodological inconsistency between the managing and regulatory entities in the area and state statistics bodies is stated, which causes a lack of relevant statistics in the area. In 2014-2020, significant capital investments in the development of telecommunications were made mainly by private companies, which now, in the conditions of hostilities, still ensure the stable functioning of telecommunications and restore destroyed facilities. In the situation of post-war reconstruction, the state, with the help of donor organizations, must reimburse their expenses on the restoration and deployment of electronic communications networks to bridge the digital infrastructure gaps in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine. The state should also take measures to provide social infrastructure facilities with access to the Internet.
Emphasis is placed on the need for transition to a mobilization model of management for the development of telecommunications sector, in which the leading role in the implementation of digitalization policy will belong to the central executive body in this area, namely the Ministry of Digital Transformation, and regional authorities.
The tool for digital transformation at the community level should be digital territorial communities, digital local governments, starostas’ (elected head of the territorial community of several small villages) digital offices, which, together with the state, can help bridge the gaps in the digital skills of the population.

Keywords:information and communication technologies and innovations; telecommunication infrastructure; broadband Internet access; fiber-optic technologies; individual and network terminal devices; digital skills; digital gap; digital territorial communities; starosta’s (elected head of the territorial community of several small villages) digital office; post-war reconstruction and development.

Article original in Ukrainian (pp. 43 - 66)

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