DIGITALIZATION AS A COMPONENT OF STATE CAPACITY

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to identify the connection between the state capacity and digital transformations. The article discusses economic and political aspects of state capacity, presents the components of state capacity, and also gives a generalized definition of state capacity. The article also analyzes the main manifestations of digitalization, features of the e-government and digital transformations, describes the digitalization processes, which take place currently in the world, as well as their impact on the public administration system. The work is presented using methods for the comparison of the results of different studies, critical analysis of existing approaches in professional literature, comparative analysis. According to the results of the study, it is concluded that despite the fact that digitalization contributes to the increase in the efficiency of public administration, this increase in efficiency cannot happen by itself. The use of digitalization tools leads to an increase in the efficiency of the state system, and contributes to the implementation of more effective social-economic programs. Consequently, we can say that the digitalization of the country and the factors of introduction of digital technologies in the state system have a direct impact on the level of state capacity.