UDC 330.341:332.021.8-048.77(477); JEL L86, O18, R58
Davymuka, S. A., & Fedulova, L. I. (2018). Tsyfrova transformatsiya rehioniv Ukrayiny [Digital transformation of Ukrainian regions]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 90 (4), 110-121. Retrieved from http://re.gov.ua/doi/re2018.04.110.php. [in Ukrainian].

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Resume

The practical sphere of solution of digital economy development problems is the global megatrend, which gains utmost importance at regional level in answer to system challenges. However, the issues of substantiation of preconditions and necessity to introduce the concept of digital regional development in Ukraine remain to be underexamined. Increasing attention should be paid to the phenomenon of spatial differences («digital» inequality, «digital» gap, etc.), which is among the priorities of solution of urgent issues regarding the unequal development of cities and regions. The paper aims to reveal the features and problems of digital economy forming in Ukrainian regions and to develop strategic priorities of strengthening of the digitalization process. The analysis of existing regulative basis of Ukraine of strategic direction shows that legislation covers the issues related to region’s digital economy quite sketchy. Statistical analysis revealed the peculiar tendencies of «digital inequality» as the key problem of digital economy forming in Ukrainian regions. The paper proves that digital economy development brings into fore many state regional policy issues, which should not only be clearly defined, but also systemically solved. The authors characterize some «best practices» of digitalization processes, the analysis of which shoved that some regions begin active participation in the process of forming and implementation of strategic decisions in digital economy, trying to secure their long-term competitive advantages at the markets of new types of technologies, goods and services. Suggestions over strategic priorities of digitalization process strengthening (digital transformation) at regional level as the component of modern state regional policy are developed and substantiated. The paper argues that while the issues of digital economy and society development do not raise any doubts in the leading countries, the processes take place rather slow in Ukraine and with a delay in terms of political actions at state and regional levels that meet the challenges of global trends. All the abovementioned requires the development of appropriate strategic documents; in particular, the IT business participants along with the representatives of regional authorities should form the strategies and individual roadmaps of regions in terms of digitalization development and achievement of the key socio-economic parameters. Major activities on reduction of digital inequality can be conducted in the framework of development and implementation of state subprogram «Elimination of Digital Inequality» as the component of state program «Creation of digital infrastructure in Ukraine», which should be developed and adopted legally.

Keywords:

digital transformation (digitalization); digital economy, «digital inequality», regional policy, strategic directions

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