E-GOVERNANCE AND LEGAL GUARANTEES OF STATE INFORMATION SECURITY

Abstract

The modern system of public administration in Ukraine, based on the use of information technologies, is in the process of active development and improvement. Despite the difficult conditions of martial law, constant shelling of civilian infrastructure, and numerous cyber threats, the country has managed to avoid administrative collapse thanks to the widespread implementation of e-governance. Electronic administrative services, particularly through the “Diia” portal, have ensured citizens’ access to social benefits, registration of damaged property, and other services even under conditions of relocation of government bodies and destruction of infrastructure.

The purpose of the article is to study the legal foundations and mechanisms for ensuring state information security in the context of e-governance development, to analyze current trends in the digitalization of administrative processes, to identify key guarantees for the protection of information resources, to outline major risks and problems, and to formulate directions for improving legislation and its application, taking into account the importance of information culture and ethical standards for the effective functioning of e-governance.

At the same time, an urgent problem remains the imperfection of the legislative framework in the field of cybersecurity: duplication of functions among state bodies, lack of effective coordination, and absence of specialized judicial procedures. This complicates prompt responses to cyber incidents and the interaction between the state and the private sector. Regulatory acts governing e-governance, starting with the Presidential Decree of 2005 and the Concept of e-governance development, laid the legal foundations for transparency, openness, and efficiency of public administration.

Information security acquires particular importance as a component of national security. It is considered as a state of protection, a set of organizational measures, and a continuous process of countering threats. Scholarly approaches (Gurkovskyi, Shevchuk) emphasize the protection of vital interests of citizens and the state, as well as the necessity of active measures of informational influence. In wartime, issues of cyber defense and protection of personal data become critically important, since identification systems in “Diia” or banking applications increase the risks of unauthorized access.

Thus, e-governance in Ukraine combines legal, organizational, and technical mechanisms that ensure the continuity of public administration, accessibility of services, and protection of information resources even under extraordinary conditions, forming a holistic system of interaction between the state and its citizens.