GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION AND ANALYTICAL ACTIVITY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

The article analyzes general requirements for information and analytical activity in public administration. It is proved that the list of modern requirements for information and analytical activity in public administration should include the following: 1) compliance with the principles of public administration; 2) compliance with the rules of logic; 3) the use of scientific methodology; 4) the use of methods of working with information; 5) involvement in information and analytical activities of persons with the appropriate level of professionalism and credentials. In particular, compliance with the principles of public administration implies adherence to the rule of law, legality, openness, transparency, efficiency, etc. Applying the rules of logic includes meeting the requirements of thinking forms and following the laws of straight thinking (correct formulation of statements, correct derivation of deduction, induction, analogy, etc.). Compliance with scientific methodology requirements means that the information employed in information and analytical activities is processed through cognitive methods (general, general scientific, and special methods of cognition). The use of methods for working with information manifests itself in compliance with the requirements of methods for: 1) ensuring the quality of information (its relevance, adequacy, objectivity, unambiguity, usefulness, timeliness, etc.); 2) ensuring the completeness of information (its sufficiency, volume, etc.); 3) ensuring the practical significance of the findings of information and analytical activities. Involvement in information and analytical activities of persons who have the appropriate level of professionalism (expertise in management, legal regulation, information, and public administration) and aptitude (the presence of such properties as good memory, perseverance, a tendency to analytical thinking, etc.). The author concludes that all these requirements contribute to increasing the effectiveness of information and analytical activities in public authorities, and at the same time, to improving all types of public administration activities in Ukraine.