Financial Markets, Institutions and Risks (Mar 2024)
Research Trends in the Impact of Digitization and Transparency on National Security: Bibliometric Analysis
Abstract
In the context of rapid technological development, digitalization and transparency have a critical impact on national security, promoting transparency and combating corruption, while posing challenges to cybersecurity due to the increased availability of information. The purpose of this study is to identify, based on bibliometric analysis, trends and subject areas in research on the impact of digitalization and transparency on national security. To achieve this goal, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of scientific works on the role of digitalization and transparency in national security published in the publications indexed by the Scopus database for 1991-2023 was conducted, which formed the statistical basis of the analysis. The bibliometric programs Vosviewer and SciVal were chosen as research tools, which allowed for an in-depth analytical review and identification of the main trends and interrelationships between different research areas, confirming the hypothesis of increasing interest in the study of digitalization and transparency in the context of national security. Based on the analysis of the common use of keywords, seven clusters were identified, covering a wide range of topics from digital transformation and adaptive governance for national security to global political and economic strategies, each of which reveals unique interrelationships between digitalization, transparency, innovation and their impact on national security, including cybersecurity challenges, ethics in governance, and the importance of transparency for democracy and human rights. The analysis of the evolutionary trends in research allowed us to identify four key periods of development of scientific interest in the impact of digitalization and transparency on national security: 1) the period from 2014 to 2016 is characterized by initial research on the role of digitalization in national security and mainly concerns e-government studies; 2) during 2017-2018, research focuses on the growing attention to transparency and its role in national security 3) in the period from 2019 to 2021, there is an increase in the number of studies related to cybersecurity and the impact of digital technologies on democracy; 4) from 2022 to the present, there is further in-depth research on topics related to artificial intelligence The spatial clustering of studies shows a high level of international integration in research on the impact of digitalization and transparency on national security. The findings can be used by state institutions to improve national security strategies, in particular by adapting the legislative framework to the challenges of digitalization and ensuring transparency at all levels of government and public life, including macro (national), meso (regional) and micro (local) levels, ensuring openness and accountability in all spheres of government and public control, which will ultimately contribute to ensuring stability and security at the national level.
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