protection of the rights and legitimate interests of
all citizens, territorial communities, social strata,
ethnic groups is a guarantee of independent, free,
sovereign and democratic development of a
united Ukraine.
At the same time, it should be recognized that
despite the importance and relevance of the
adopted laws, the concept of «social security»
was not separately defined in legislative acts, or
it was mentioned only in the sense of social
protection or social policy in general. Only in
2007, the government approved the
«Methodology for Calculating the Level of
Economic Security of Ukraine», which for the
first time at the legislative level defined the
concept of «social security» as «a state of
development of the state in which the state is able
to ensure a decent and high-quality standard of
living of the population regardless of the impact
of internal and external threats» (Order No. 60,
2007). In 2015, the «Methodological
Recommendations for Calculating the Level of
Economic Security of Ukraine» were approved,
which clarified the concept of «social security»
(Order No. 1277, 2013). It was defined as «the
state of development of the state, in which the
state is able to ensure a decent and high-quality
standard of living for the population, regardless
of age, gender, or income level, promote the
development of human capital as the most
important component of the country's economic
potential» (Order No. 1277, 2013).
The modern period of Ukraine is associated with
the formation and development of a digital state
and society. Today, Ukraine faces the need to
conceptualize the introduction of an information-
based way of organizing society. This means,
according to Politanskyi (2017, p.143), that «the
strategy of forming the foundations of the
information society should be considered in the
context of the overall strategic priorities of
social, economic and institutional development
of the country as an organic component of large-
scale transformations in society and government
institutions».
The digital society makes it possible to increase
national competitiveness in the most efficient
and timely manner (Politanskyi, 2017):
− to increase national competitiveness
throughdevelopment of high-tech sectors of
the economy and human potential,primarily
in highly intellectual areas of labor;
− to improve the quality of life of citizens
through economic growth, providing easy
and universal access to information,
knowledge, education, serviceshealth care
facilities and administrative services of state
and local governments, and enhancing social
protection of vulnerable groups through the
widespread use of information and
communication technologies;
− to promote the establishment of an open
democratic society that will guarantee the
observance of the constitutional rights of
citizens to participate in public life
(Politanskyi, 2017, p.145).
Among the first regulatory documents on the
development of the digital society in Ukraine
were the Law of Ukraine «On the Basic
Principles of the Development of the Information
Society in Ukraine for 2007-2015» (Decree
No. 653-p, 2007) and the corresponding action
plan approved by the Order of the Cabinet of
Ministers of Ukraine (Decree No. 653-p, 2007),
the Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
«On Recommendations of Parliamentary
Hearings on the Development of the Information
Society in Ukraine» (Resolution No. 3175-IV,
2005). At the same time, it should be emphasized
that these legal acts failed to fully implement
their provisions and fully meet the expectations
of Ukrainian society, since technological
transformations in real life were already at a
different, next stage of development.
Currently, Ukraine, along with other countries, is
actively implementing digitalization policy in
various aspects.
In particular, the Law of Ukraine «On Electronic
Trust Services» came into force in 2017 (Law
No. 45, 2017). The purpose of state regulation
and management in the areas of electronic trust
services and electronic identification is to:
conduct a unified and effective state policy in
these areas; ensure interoperability and
technological neutrality of national technical
solutions, as well as prevent their discrimination;
ensure equal opportunities for access to
electronic trust services and protection of the
rights of their subjects; prevent monopolization
and create conditions for the development of fair
competition in the field of electronic trust
services; ensuring the protection of personal data
in accordance with the relevant legislation;
taking measures to popularize electronic trust
services and electronic identification among the
public and legal entities; monitoring
transparency and openness in the areas of
electronic trust services and electronic
identification; promoting Ukraine’s integration
into the global electronic information space (Law
No. 45, 2017).