Digitalization in Ukraine: evolutionary transformations

Abstract

It was investigated the evolutionary changes of digitalization process in Ukraine and established the characteristic features of each stage of the transformation of digital technologies. So, at the first stage, the formation of digital infrastructure for the purpose of wide access to the Internet is traced, the obtained information is used more for familiarization and not for the implementation of entrepreneurial activity. The second stage is characterized by a significant increase in the digital competences of consumers, creation and protection of electronic information resources and introduction of electronic flow of documents. The next stage is the stage of introduction of electronic management and provision of public electronic services. The using of artificial intelligence, cloud technologies, drones, cobots, the Internet of things and services, processing of big data, the using of «smart city», «smart enterprise» and «smart home» systems are the characteristics of the fourth stage of the development of digitalization, at which we are now. The authors have analyzed the features of digital innovations in various fields, in particular, in jurisprudence, education and health care. The possibility of receiving the electronic services on the Government portal should be included to positive results of the development of digital society. Ukraine’s accession to the Digital Europe Program, which provides the financing of projects, is related to the using of artificial intelligence, cloud services, digital technologies in business and society, and to the improvement of digital skills, can be considered a significant achievement. Investigation of the dynamics of Ukraine's digital competitiveness ranking among 64 countries was also conducted and it was established that our country is slowly improving its position. This is a positive trend, despite russia's invasion to Ukraine in 2014. Comparative analysis of Ukraine's place in the ranking of countries in the world according to level of digital competitiveness indicates that Ukraine has a significant potential for the introduction of digital innovations, appropriate legislative base and the experience of using the innovations.