The Socioeconomic and Political Level of Development of Countries in View of Digitalization of Public Administration
Guryanova L. S., Gavkalova N. L., Lola Y. Y., Prokopovych S. V., Mykhailenko D. H.

Guryanova, Lidiya S. et al. (2022) “The Socioeconomic and Political Level of Development of Countries in View of Digitalization of Public Administration.” The Problems of Economy 2:13–21.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-0712-2022-2-13-21

Section: World economy and international relations

UDC 330.341

Abstract:
In the twenty-first century, the information revolution has led to the global digitalization of modern society, encompassing all countries of the world and leading to change in all spheres of human life, including economic, social and political. E-government makes the administrative process convenient, transparent, and fully accountable to the community, improving sociopolitical and democratic processes in the countries, and creating an effective information and technology platform for developing the business environment. In line with the administrative reform e-government is a strategic choice for the country, which aims to increase the competitiveness of the State and improve the well-being of its people. The article examines the influence of the level of digitalization on the level of socioeconomic and political development of countries. To test hypotheses, hierarchical agglomerative and iterative methods of cluster analysis, econometric models were used. The E-Government Development Index, Doing Business, The Global Competitiveness Index, The Social Progress Index for 114 countries for 2014–2019 were considered as the research information base. The results showed a significant positive effect of increasing the level of digitalization on the socioeconomic development and quality of political institutions of countries, which manifests itself with a different time lag. In addition, the results of an econometric analysis show that there is no difference in the intensity of the influence of the factor of digitalization in countries with different income levels. The results can be useful in the formation and adaptation of a strategy of socioeconomic development and competitiveness, in the assessment and systematic analysis of a digitalization strategy.

Keywords: Doing Business, Global Competitiveness Index, Social Progress Index, Democracy Index, e-government.

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Guryanova Lidiya S. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Head of the Department, Department of Economic Cybernetics, Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics (9a Nauky Ave., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: guryanovalidiya@gmail.com
Gavkalova Nataliia L. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Head of the Department, Department of Public Administration, Public Administration and Regional Economics, Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics (9a Nauky Ave., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: ngavl@ukr.net
Lola Yuliya Yu. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Department of State Administration, Public Administration and Regional Economy, Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics (9a Nauky Ave., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: yuliia.lola@hneu.net
Prokopovych Svitlana V. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Economic Informatics and Cybernetics, Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics (9a Nauky Ave., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: prokopovichsv@gmail.com
Mykhailenko Daria H. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Macroeconomic Policy and Regional Development, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: mikhailenko.dg@gmail.com

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