E-government in Ukraine and the world: A comparative legal analysis

Abstract

The relevance of the study is conditioned by rapid technological development and digitalisation, which transforms the usual sphere of public services. Therefore, the purpose of the study was a comparative legal analysis of e-governance and the processes of its development both in Ukraine and in other countries of the world. The study was also aimed at identifying advantages and disadvantages among foreign experience in implementing e-government. The following methods were used: historical, comparative legal, formal logical, the method of legal hermeneutics, and induction. The main results included clarification of the terminology related to the subject matter of the research work, in particular, the concept of e-government; study of the historical aspect of the development of this phenomenon and its defining characteristics and features. The main laws and regulations in this area on the territory of Ukraine – the concept of e-governance development, laws of other states – were also analysed. The research also included statistical data illustrating the development of e-governance in Ukraine during 2010-2022, and the development of this institute in other countries. Thus, the international experience is considered on the example of such countries as Denmark, Finland, and South Korea with a study of the advantages and features of their legislative and practical solutions, reforms in this area; based on the experience of the studied countries, a number of recommendations for Ukraine on the development and improvement of e-governance, digitalisation processes, and the sphere of providing state electronic services are formed. The results of the study can be used to improve the regulatory framework and effectively reform the e-government sector and the process of digitalisation of the public services sector