ABSTRACT

Ukraine has made significant progress in developing digital technologies in recent years, with an average of 289% improvement in Internet access in all regions over the past decade. However, Russia’s large-scale aggression against Ukraine is causing severe problems in this area. There is also a digital divide in providing regions of Ukraine with Internet access. As a result of the conflict in Ukraine, attention has been drawn to the need for digital identification solutions: displaced persons often lose access to their physical documents. At the same time, there is an urgent need to confirm their identification data in host countries. If the war continues, the focus must be on keeping businesses and citizens connected to the Internet and modernizing the communications and infrastructure of public services. Digital technologies should become a critical factor in Ukraine’s post-war recovery. The study aims to analyze the characteristics of digitalization in terms of infrastructure, public services, and the digital economy. Thus, the study confirms that the reduction in the level of digital inequality has a high correlation with the growth of digitalization. In addition, the development of the level of digitalization is directly proportional to the efficiency of the IT industry. Thus, the IT sector in the first quarter of 2022 provided export revenue of 2 billion US dollars, which is 28% more compared to the previous year. The war caused significant disruptions to the sector, but increased international attention could open substantial opportunities for future development.