PROSPECTS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES INTO THE SPHERE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AS A MECHANISM FOR ITS RECONSTRUCTION

Abstract

The improvement of public administration as a result of the integration of information and communication technologies (hereinafter — ICT) should become a priority task of public authorities.

In this article, the author examines how digitalization and the introduction of ICT over time can contribute to a systematic increase in the productivity of civil servants, increase the efficiency and transparency of the functioning of state institutions, and create conditions for increasing the sustainable competitiveness of the state in the international arena.

The purpose of the work is to determine the essence of the digital transformation of public administration; to find out what advantages ICTs have as auxiliary elements of the management process; how they can help in combating the evils of the modern public service system, such as bureaucracy, low level of information security, corruption, etc. and what risks will follow their widespread introduction.

The author draws conclusions that highlight the most important aspects of the problem under study, the advantages and disadvantages of regulating management processes through the integration of digital technologies into the administrative and political sphere, and the results of research conducted using the corruption and digitalization Correlation Index (hereinafter — CICD).  

the administrative and political sphere, and the results of research conducted using the corruption and digitalization Correlation Index (hereinafter — CICD).