UDC [330.341:37]-029:6; JEL I21, O15, R58
Davymuka, S. A., & Paska, O. V. (2025). Formuvannya ekosystemy osvitnikh tekhnolohiy (EdTech) v Ukrayini: rehional'nyy kontekst [Formation of the educational technology (EdTech) ecosystem in Ukraine: regional context]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 116 (2), 39-55. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36818/1562-0905-2025-2-4 [in Ukrainian].
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Authors



Davymuka Stepan Antonovych

Doctor of Economics, Professor, Honored Economist of Ukraine

Leading Researcher of the Department of regional financial policy of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of NAS of Ukraine

Contacts: davymuka.s@gmail.com, ird_kozoriz@i.ua

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Paska Oleh Volodymyrovych

Ph.D. of Public Administration

Director of the Department of Education and Science of the Lviv Regional State Administration

Contacts: paskaoleh@gmail.com

Webpages:

Resume

During years of full-scale aggression, the education sector has faced enormous threats on a daily basis, such as the complete or partial destruction of institutions, constant danger to the lives and health of those involved in the educational process, disruption of stable learning activities, and the search for sources of funding. All these problems underscore the need to rethink the key priorities for the development of education in the context of martial law and the post-war recovery of the country. These issues need to be addressed on the basis of technological development, in particular the introduction and use of the latest educational technologies (Edtech, short for education technology), which also applies to the regional context in connection with the continued implementation of decentralization reform, taking into account the latest challenges and threats. Information on the ratings of Ukrainian universities compiled by various expert organizations based on relevant education assessment criteria, which fairly broadly represent the regional profile, has been summarized and analyzed, and it has been found that the degree of implementation of the latest educational technologies is a significant factor in the quality of education. Based on an analysis of trends in education, it has been established that in 2025, education will continue to undergo transformations under the influence of technologies that are changing its configuration, primarily artificial intelligence (AI), and therefore the traditional model of frontal teaching is not sufficiently suitable for a society undergoing rapid processes, and therefore skills such as emotional intelligence and communication are becoming increasingly important as machines take over many routine technical tasks. Trends in education development and their interconnection with educational technologies have been analyzed. It has been established that when forming an ecosystem of the latest educational technologies at the level of individual territories and communities, problematic issues arise, which are primarily due to the lack of safe conditions for activities caused by the state of war and compliance with the norms of psychological, physical, informational, and social security of each student. It is argued that a strategic plan for the development of education in each community with a corresponding component of technological support should be mandatory, which will help coordinate budget planning in terms of the targeted and effective use of resources, and community members will better understand the common goal and offer their own skills and abilities to achieve it. The features and prerequisites for the impact of modern educational technologies on the educational process in conditions of increasing uncertainty and crisis situations have been identified. The state of development of educational technologies has been characterized and the factors influencing this process have been identified. Problems in the formation of an ecosystem of educational technologies in Ukraine at the regional level have been identified and proposals for their solution have been developed.

Keywords:

education, educational technologies (EdTech), regional educational systems, capital investments, digitalization

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