DYNAMICS OF REPRODUCTION OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS IN THE TRANSITION TO DIGITAL ECONOMY – IN THE LIGHT OF SYNERGETIC THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT*

Abstract

The main problems of restructuring social and economic systems as a component of the formation of the digital economy are investigated in the article. The concept of “system”, its elements, relationships between them, the functional environment of the system are considered. The main characteristics of the system state parameters are analyzed. It is noted that the systems are combined into larger system formations, called supersystems. The concept of system structure is defined, and its main parameters are given. Categories such as hierarchy and function play an essential role in studying the functioning of systems. The authors determined that to fulfil the tasks of its existence, any system must perform a set of interrelated functions. The more efficiently each of these functions is performed, the more efficient the whole system, and the higher the possibility of accumulation of free energy by the system, and any process of reproduction of the system should be considered as a whole, more than the sum of individual subprocesses of which it consists. Time can be viewed as another horizontal axis of measurement in which the system is formed. This dimension can be called figuratively “timeline” or “lifeline” of the system, and time parameters (sequence, duration, tempo, speed, level of synchronicity of processes, switching time) reflect the quantitative and qualitative aspects of individual processes (subprocesses) of system reproduction. The transition of society to a new formation is associated with changes in the state of socio-economic systems, an integral part of which are restructuring processes (changes in the parameters that shape their structure). The authors proposed a conditional scheme of system formation as a spatial object and process and characterized certain types of restructuring of socio-economic systems in modern digital transformations. As an illustration of such processes, structural changes in the energy sector of Ukraine for the period 2010–2020 are analyzed. This proves that the structure of economic systems is an essential subject of the management of socio-economic development, and the analysis of restructuring processes is an effective tool for justifying management decisions and regulating economic processes to ensure sustainable socio-economic development.