ЦИФРОВА ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЯ ДЕРЖАВИ ЯК НОВИЙ ЕТАП АДМІНІСТРАТИВНОЇ РЕФОРМИ

Abstract

Mikhrovska M. DIGITAL TRANS-
FORMATION OF THE STATE AS A NEW STAGE OF ADMINISTRA- TIVE REFORM
Administrative reform in Ukraine is a phenomenon which importance is difficult to overestimate. For
many years, practically since the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine, our country is in a
state of constant reformation. These transformation processes cover almost all aspects of the
state’ life. Therefore, it is important to determine at what stage of transformational change ourthe Concept of Administrative Reform.
It turned out that the administrative
reform, which began in 1997, was not
completed, but only moved to a new
stage.
The author identifies seven main
stages of administrative reform. The
main emphasis is put on the last,
modern – “digital” stage. The legislation
adopted at each stage, as well as the
implemented acts that contributed
to informatization is analyzed. It is
underlined that the digital stage of
administrative reform was included in
the Concept of Administrative Reform
from the very beginning, Moreover, the
use of information and communication
technologies was identified as an
absolutely necessary aspect of such
reform.
The author emphasizes that the
concept of “administrative reform” is
quite outdated both due to incomplete
subject composition, and because the
classical administrative reform is
dominated by only subordinate relations.
That on its turn contradicts with the
trends of democratization of the public
system of the latest decades. Thus, the
concept of “administrative reform”
today needs to be improved, therefore,
it is proposed to replace it with a more
modern term “reform of public power”.
The new, digital stage of
administrative reform is characterized,
firstly, by a new level of interaction
between the state and society. It is
emphasized that administrative
reform and digital transformation of
the state, in fact, have one common
goal. Thus, the implementation of the
principle of “state for man” completely
cancels the established principle
of “governance for the sake of
governance”, which is one of the most
important goals of the introduction of
both digital technologies in everyday
life and administrative reform.
state is today. The article analyzes the definition of administrative reform and indicates the
goals in the areas defined by the conceptual document –