Abstract
The main focus of research efforts is aimed at finding institutional criteria, which allows classifying a certain state as an informational state, distinguishing it from the abstract concept of an information society. The purpose of the publication is to determine the fundamental role of political institutions in the establishment of an informational state and to identify current approaches to its constitution in the political sphere. The author investigates the essence and role of institutions in the state and society, as well as their influence on the political process. It is argued that effective political institutions are particularly important for the functioning of democratic political regimes, as they must ensure that public institutions act clearly in line with their legal powers complying with the principles of transparency and accountability. The article describes one of the first attempts to measure an indicator of the state’s «informationality», which was carried out by the Tokyo Research Institute RITE. The article highlights the process of institutionalization of the information society within the boundaries of the European Union. It has been traced that measures to institutionalize the information state on the European continent began at the end of the 1990s. They implied development and adoption of strategic documents to determine the principles of state policy in the field of information management and implementation. Further steps to formalize the institutions of the informational state included liberalization of telecommunications and normative consolidation of social guarantees for citizens.
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