DIGITALISATION AS A FACTOR AGAINST CORRUPTION AND ENSURING THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE STATE

Abstract

The relevance of the study lies in the fact that the war in Ukraine has changed almost nothing in the state system of the country and the level of corruption has remained unchanged, therefore it is important to analyse this problem to identify the system's shortcomings and identify possible ways to improve the country's digital processes. The purpose of the study is to establish, based on the analysis of the international and Ukrainian experience, digital transformation of the main means of combating corruption and ensuring the economic security of states, formulating recommendations for the effective use of digitalization means in Ukraine in order to reduce the level of corruption, increasing the general level of economic security and investment attractiveness of the country at the international level. The research is based on the theoretical and methodological principles of domestic and foreign researchers. A survey of 25 experts was conducted to provide detailed analysis. Among the research methods, a systematic approach, a structural-functional approach, a comparison method, an analysis method, and a correlation analysis are used. As a result of the study, it was found that digitalization provides transparency and automation of processes, which reduces the risk of interference and abuse of official powers, ensures control over cash flows, which reduces the risk of loss or embezzlement of public funds, allows monitoring of companies' actions and identification of possible violations. All these functions of digital technologies contribute to combating corruption and ensuring the economic security of the state.