It is determined that, the Ukrainian economy is facing systemic challenges which it needs to overcome to ensure sustainable development of its communities. This requires working out new effective mechanisms and forms of interaction between the government and businesses that would balance the interests and rely on the principles of mutual gain maximization. The limited investment resources of the state render it impossible to properly finance regional socio-economic projects and develop infrastructure. Historically, it so happened that the world would tackle the above problems, especially under unfavorable macroeconomic conditions, using the potential offered by the public-private partnership (PPP) as a form of interaction between the public and private sectors. The private sector tends to increase profits; obtaining more resources for doing business through attracting public resources; improving the efficiency of the use of their resources due to the effect of financial leverage in the merger of own resources with state resources; creation of a certain set of guarantees and preferences; removal of barriers to its development. It is concluded that, the specific nature of the state and municipal property and the limitations of the budget funding for social and infrastructure facilities, as well as the need to address socio-environmental and economic problems in an effective and efficient way determine the need to imtroduce PPP models into practice. Ukraine has embarked on the trajectory of PPP development as a pre-requisite for ensuring self-sufficiency of the state and its territorial communities. Its course is reasonably sensible because it strated with the relevant changes in the legal framework and creation of the supporting units to facilitate the PPP implementation and development. The main spheres the PPP projects are being implemented are major infrastructure facilities (electric power and heat production, water treatment, waste management, roads) and social life (health care and leisure).

The article considers the influence of the digital economy on the development of the contemporary labor market, as this problem is currently most important and relevant. This study analyzes the positive and negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the current labor market, as well as the changes it has led to. Today, the global trend of the digital world economy is entering an active phase of its development. "Industry 4.0" and new advancements in leading digital technologies at the state and corporate level have started to develop massively, both in business strategies and in government programs, especially in the leading countries of the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on the process of digital transformation of the society. It has really become a catalyst for the digitalization of the economy. Such trends as increasing sales through digital channels, growing Internet usage, the use of digital technologies to track the spread of infectious diseases and provide medical care, transfer of employees to remote work, and increasing demand for online education are now clearly visible. An important role in overcoming the crisis is played by public private partnerships and investments in digital technologies adaptation. To accelerate digital transformation of the national economy and make it more competitive, we can identify a number of promising directions and measures to be taken. Firstly, it is necessary to increase the amount of funding required to introduce new digital technologies in the real sector of the economy. Secondly, companies should transfer to digital business models. Moreover, the legal foundations for the digital economy and regulatory practice require improvement. Finally, it is necessary to develop special programs aimed to improve digital financial literacy. The pandemic has shown the importance and relevance of digital technologies regarding the organization of work practices in various fields, including leisure, preventing the spread of the virus, and conducting business. Rebuilding the global economy after COVID-19 will require significant costs.

The aim of the article was to consider the peculiarities of the notarial practice of declaring will in civil transactions in the countries of the European Union EU, in view of the further adaptation of positive practices in Ukraine. The main methodological tools used in the research were the methods of observation and comparison. The conducted research showed that the European Regulation regulating the matter established the legal basis for the use of electronic trust services in notarial practice. The use of qualified electronic signatures and seals, electronic time stamps and authentication in this area gives confidence in a higher level of document security. The use of electronic ID and electronic trust services also simplifies time-consuming formalities in notarial practice. It was found that integrated video conferencing systems, business process workflows and electronic legal signature systems are becoming mandatory components of the digitization of notarial practice. Gaya, a European program for electronic identification, can be an example for the implementation of conditions for the current notarial practice of declaration of will in civil transactions in Ukraine.

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The purpose of the article is analyze the current state of the IT industry of Ukraine and determine its promising directions as a driver of the strategic development of Ukraine's economy in the context of digital transformation. By analyzing, systematizing and summarizing the scientific works of leading domestic and foreign scientists, the destabilizing factors of the development of the IT industry were determined, both the pre-war and the current state of the IT industry was analyzed, and the challenges and advantages of its operation in the strategic development of Ukraine were outlined. During the research, it was found that in the pre-war period, the IT industry of Ukraine was one of the largest exporters of IT services in European countries, with the growth by 25–30% every year, generating more than 4% of Ukraine's GDP. The current state of the IT industry in Ukraine, which is complicated by the state of war, economic instability, and systematic blackouts, is also analyzed. As a result of the research, the challenges that have a significant impact on the activities of the companies in the IT industry as a whole were identified and formulated. The advantages of the IT industry from the point of view of the global economy, for the State, for other branches of the economy, and for those employed in the field of IT technologies, are determined. Prospects for further research in this direction are the development of a set of measures to stimulate and develop the IT sphere of Ukraine, in particular at the State level, which would ensure sustainable development in both the long-term and the short-term perspective.