The establishment of the information society in Ukraine: challenges and prospects

authors: Andrii Morozov, Nataliia Shust

Urgency of the research. The program documents of the UN World Summit on Information Society lay the theoretical foundations of the future information society, built on the principles of pluralism, tolerance, freedom of speech, free access and equal access to information. Humanity is entering a fundamentally new era, in which the possibility of fulfilling the Christian narrative that true knowledge makes a person free opens up. At the same time, the colossal masses of information to which society has access presupposes freedom in combination with global thinking and global responsibility. The ideal of the information society is the transformation of the quantity of information into quality, that is, knowledge and wisdom.

Target setting. The basis of the information society, according to the idea of ​​its creators-architects, should be fundamental science and continuous education. The goal of the information society is a well-rounded and educated personality. This goal cannot be achieved without the humanitarian component of education, which is often ignored. Moreover, the availability of information may conflict with confidentiality, personal privacy – with publicity. Moral and legal mechanisms for regulating the information society at the level of state strategy are necessary.

Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Leading Western and Ukrainian scientists studied the problems of the formation and development of the information society: D. Bell, E. Toffler, M. Popovych, A. Konverskyi, V. Andru-shchenko, E. Bystrytskyi, S. Proleev, S. Pirozhkov, N. Khamitov. V. Beh, A. Morozov, N. Shust, Yu. Kulagin and others.

The research objective. The purpose of the article is to analyze the information society as a concept and the peculiarities of its realization and implementation in Ukrainian realities.

The statement of basic materials. It is noted that the knowledge society is the main factor of competitiveness. For its construction, it is necessary to realize the importance of the principles of classical education, in particular its humanitarian component, continuous training, constant improvement and updating of knowledge. The «Strategy for the development of the information society in Ukraine» is analyzed, which emphasizes Ukraine’s loyalty to the chosen Western geopolitical course.

Conclusions. Full membership in the modern digital civilization involves the implementation of the national strategy for the development of the information society, the purpose of which is to improve the quality of life of citizens, ensure the competitiveness of the state, its cyber security and digital sovereignty, comprehensive development of the economic, socio-political, cultural and spiritual spheres of society.

Keywords: information society, knowledge, competitiveness, digital sovereignty, humanitarian education, competences, human rights, data protection.

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