Digitalization and the management system of institutions in the sphere of public administration

Abstract

Subject. The article addresses the management system of institutions in the public administration sector that were transformed into budgetary and autonomous under the organizational and legal reform. Objectives. The purpose is to investigate the influence of digital technologies on the management system of budgetary and autonomous institutions functioning in conditions of granting certain powers for self-regulation and self-sufficiency to the management of these institutions at the third stage of budgetary reform. Methods. The study employs universal methods of scientific knowledge, such as analysis, synthesis, generalization, abstraction, and methods of modeling, induction, and deduction. Results. As a result of granting certain powers, the management of the said institutions is actively introducing digital technologies. At the same time, the chief budget funds managers, to which these institutions are subordinate, restrict their participation only by assessment of performance indicators of the heads of institutions that include indicators for achieving quantitative digitalization results. The heads of budgetary and autonomous institutions, on the one hand, strive to achieve maximum targets, and this requires serious financial costs. On the other hand, they are placed in rather limited financial conditions of self-sufficiency, and, in the absence of freedom to choose sources of funds, they are forced to take austerity measures, as staff redundancy. In these circumstances, the most affected party is the institution's management system, which is actually collapsing. Conclusions. The main managers should develop a unified policy of functioning and development, including digital, for subordinate institutions, based on their provision with material, technical and financial resources. This obligation must be enshrined in law.