Digital Technologies and Cybersecurity in the Strategy of PostWar Economic Recovery

Abstract

The opportunities offered by digital technologies for the active post-war revival of Ukraine’s economy are at the centre of academic debate. Many researchers define digitalisation as one of the factors of socioeconomic development, but this issue has not been fully studied. The inequality of spatial development has a negative impact on the inequality of the level of digitalisation in different countries, and thus Ukraine needs to develop directions for the introduction of digital innovations to ensure its economic development during the post-war recovery. Given the relevance of the research topic, the purpose of this paper is to specify the specific features of the use of digital technologies and cybersecurity in the strategy of economic recovery in the post-war period. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to ensure the solution of the following tasks: to determine the current state of digital development of Ukraine; to specify the opportunities that digital development opens up for Ukraine in the period of post-war recovery; to systematise the risks that accompany the processes of digital technology implementation. To achieve this goal, the author used general scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, systematisation and generalisation. The method of analysis was used primarily to process statistical material and identify the main trends in the further development of the digital economy in Ukrainian society. As a result of developing the research topic, it was found that digital technologies open up significant opportunities to ensure the efficient use of all types of resources in the context of post-war recovery. The author also diagnosed the risks, which primarily lie in the area of the need to create conditions for ensuring cybersecurity both in the plane of digitalisation of the public sector and in the plane of business structures. It is proved that in the process of developing a strategy for Ukraine’s digital development in the period of post-war reconstruction, the main attention should be paid to the issues of information protection and cybersecurity. This is due to the fact that the current active development of digital technologies creates prerequisites for the misuse of information and may pose a threat not only to the State but also to representatives of enterprises. However, the development of the topic also emphasises that it is crucial for the modern digital economy to focus on cybersecurity to protect data and ensure sustainable development.