GLOBAL TRENDS OF ECONOMY TRANSFORMATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Abstract

Abstract. The abrupt introduction of information and communication technologies leads to global shifts in the world economy, society, labor market and other areas. Ukraine demonstrates ~26% annual growth rate of IT services. Nowadays the IT industry ranks third in terms of exports of services. In 2020, the country’s exports of IT services exceeded $ 5 billion. However, as the study showed, the growth rate of the information and communication industry is insufficient to reach a level close to the level of the world’s leading economies. Moreover, there are trends that are dangerous for the development of the economy and society. The analysis showed that in the formation of a global information society there are risks of technological and socio-economic gap not only between countries but also between generations and social strata within countries and this is a threat to the development of Ukraine’s economy and society. Part of the population is not provided with adequate conditions to increase their own potential, which is the main driver of economic development. This is the basis for the formation of the «digital» gap and slows down social and economic reforms. The systematization of the main features of the global economy revealed inconsistencies in the development of information technology in Ukraine. According to objective indicators, it is analyzed how in Ukraine data are published and used for accountability, innovation, economic and social development. It is indicated that there are limiting factors for the formation, support and disclosure of data. This leads to restraint of the global movement of development in the country — when information and knowledge lead to the direct formation of new information and new knowledge. As the level of development and implementation of information and communication technologies in Ukraine still lags far behind the leading countries, this has a negative impact on the development of the economy, institutional structures and society. In connection with the identified problems, the need to develop a state strategy for the development of the information society and the use of information and IT are indicated. Keywords: globalization, IT-technologies, ICT-technologies, knowledge economy, information society, knowledge society. JEL Classification F62, O14, O33 Formulas: 0; fig.: 0; tabl.: 3; bibl.: 17.

Keywords

• globalization
• IT-technologies
• ICT-technologies
• knowledge economy
• information society
• knowledge society