Assessing the Level of Digitalization of the Economy of Ukraine and the EU Member States
Hubarieva I. O., Buka S. A., Bielikova N. V.

Hubarieva, Iryna O., Buka, Stanislav A., and Bielikova, Nadiia V. (2023) “Assessing the Level of Digitalization of the Economy of Ukraine and the EU Member States.” The Problems of Economy 4:14–21.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-0712-2023-4-14-21

Section: World economy and international relations

UDC 338.1

Abstract:
The aim of the article is to assess the level of digitalization of the economy of Ukraine and the EU countries using international indices and rankings. In international practice, various rankings and indices are increasingly used to assess the progress of countries around the world in the field of digitalization. The most common rankings that characterize the level of digitalization of the national economy include: the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI); the ICT Development Index; the E-government development index; the Global Cybersecurity Index; the ranking of countries by the level of open data development (Open Data Maturity), etc. The presented international indices summarize the relevant indicators that characterize the effectiveness of digital technologies in the countries of the world; accessibility and quality of mobile communications, the Internet, and digital public services; protection from cyber threats; effectiveness of State policy in the field of open data. The features of formation and constituent components of international rankings and indices, used to assess the level of digitalization of the economy, are considered. The EU countries that are leaders in the digitalization of the economy include: Denmark, Estonia, Poland, Finland, France. The competitive disadvantages of Ukraine in comparison with the EU countries in terms of the components of international indices are determined. The vectors of digital development of Ukraine have been formed as follows: ensuring high-quality communication by expanding access to broadband Internet and its quality; improvement of telecommunications infrastructure; security against cyber threats; strengthening the effectiveness of the State digital policy. It is concluded that in Ukraine there is a potential for increasing the partial indicators that form integral indices, which are used in international practice to assess the level of digitalization of the economy.

Keywords: digitalization of the economy, digitalization, public policy, international indices and rankings, EU countries, ICT, e-government, cybersecurity, open data.

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Hubarieva Iryna O. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Deputy Director, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: gubarievairyna@gmail.com
Buka Stanislav A. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Baltic International Academy (4 Lomonosova Str., Riga, Latvia)
Email: profesoru.padome@bsa.edu.lv
Bielikova Nadiia V. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, academic secretary, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: nadezdabelikova@gmail.com

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