DIGITALIZATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY: TRENDS AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

The article analyzes the role of digitalization in ensuring national security. It is determined that the digital transformation of social processes has a positive impact on the development of interaction between the authorities and citizens. The main areas of activity and key trends of digitalization in the field of GovTech are outlined. The security challenges that exist today in the digital space and require a response from the state are identified.

The authors found that the digitalization of social processes increases transparency and trust in government activities, since modern approaches to interaction reduce barriers between the government and citizens, creating space for productive partnership and co-creation. It is stated that the coordination of public relations that have developed between subjects on issues of national security, as well as the creation of conditions for achieving an optimal level of security in the political, legal, information, socio-economic and military spheres are the main goals of legal regulation in the field of national security.

The position is argued that the digitalization of public administration in the field of national security has a number of absolute advantages, in particular the emergence of new digital approaches to governance, the development and implementation of global digital trends that increase the transparency and efficiency of government bodies, optimize data exchange processes and create new opportunities for digital development. At the same time, it is determined that the phenomenon of digitalization is that the digital transformation of systems and social relations is accompanied by the emergence of a significant number of challenges that require response and specific actions from the state. In the field of national security, this is primarily ensuring confidentiality and data protection, and among the less obvious challenges, one can single out the integration of data in various registers, the presence of digital inequality and the restoration of citizens' trust.