DESTRUCTIVE FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY OF UKRAINE

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Issues of licensing and protection of intellectual property andcomputer crime, education and economy are inextricably linked with the modernsociety with the development of IT technologies. This problem has been particularlyaggravated in recent times in connection with the offensive by organizations thatadvocate the legal use of digital content and large-scale computer crime and piracy.Along with this remain legally uncertain questions about the use of cryptocarrency inthe country and related problems with the shadow economy and anonymouscalculations.The purpose of the publication is to determine the destructive factors of thedevelopment of the digital economy of Ukraine and the possibilities of their solutionat the present stage of development.Presentation of the main research material. The development of digital and ITeconomics in Ukraine is facing major difficulties every day. Including:- lack of specialists;- Permanent problem with the use of illegal and pirate software;- Infringement of copyright and intellectual property;- Slow implementation of new information and financial technologies;- Slow reaction of the state to new transformations in the economy with the useof IT in the legal plane.Conclusions. The number of destructive factors have emerged in Ukraine thatare an obstacle to the development of the digital economy in our country. Amongthem is the use of illegal software, non-compliance with intellectual property rights,the weak reaction of state institutions to world financial initiatives and challenges,including the introduction and use of cryptographic goods. Their main negativeeffects are identified: the risks of doing business with the use of IT, the vulnerabilityof financial transactions and the creation of new initiatives and projects, the difficultyof developing new business projects and initiatives because of insecurity fromcopying that recurrence, reducing the competitiveness of the economic spheres. Themain measures to overcome the negative influence of these factors are outlined,among them: increased costs for network and computer security; training ofspecialists in the areas of IT, management and computer and network security, timelyresponse of state institutions to digital initiatives, development of relevant legislation.