Institutional Digital Transformation and the Relationship between the Digital Economy and Sustainable Development

Abstract

At a time when the rate of technological growth worldwide is accelerating in its various forms (internet, IoT, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, digital transformation, blockchain, and big data), our institutions and administrative units are experiencing a complex struggle; It is not able to leave its traditional frameworks for a long time, nor is it able to catch up with the advanced technology every day, but perhaps every hour or minute. This dialectic posed an explicit challenge to the state's institutions, and placed it in the eye of the event. The Digital Transformation project will move “institutions from the traditional stage of interaction between citizens and management to a more modern, transparent, and more in line with technological progress in our world today, in which technology is the key to more achievements at a lower cost (make more for less). The research includes four sections. In the first topic, the researcher explains the different concepts of digital transformation, which no matter how many, they have one content, and also reviews the rules of change required for the digital transformation process, as well as a statement of the positive effects and possibilities offered by this transformation to the national economy. In the second topic, the researcher shows the relationship between the digital economy and both development and sustainable development, and the goals of sustainable development 2030. In the third topic, the researcher deals with the future trends of digital transformation and the foundations of the relevant national strategy, and reviews the most important risks that this transformation poses to the security and sovereignty of countries. In the fourth topic, the researcher provides the conclusions and recommendations that the most important of them are: monitoring the necessary investments and funds in the general budget; In order to implement the digital economy strategy and its requirements, and in conclusion, the relevant sources were mentioned.