Правове регулювання цифрової трансформації інституту місцевого самоврядування: зарубіжний досвід

The constitutional foundations of local self-government in Ukraine are norms-principles reflected in more than 20 articles of the Constitution of Ukraine. Norms establishing the legal, organizational, material and financial foundations of local self-government provide for the establishment of a democratic decentralized management system, based on independent territorial communities, local self-government bodies, which are entrusted with the decision of all issues local importance. Real effective local self-government is possible only in the presence of certain conditions that have objectively developed in society, and which collectively form the basis of local self-government. The local self-government create the foundation, on which the entire system is built. One of the fundamental foundations of local self-government is the participation of citizens in the social and political life of the state. The impact of digital transformation, through digitization mechanisms, on local self-government bodies is reflected in a change in the way of acting and communicating with community residents in order to achieve the integration of civil society institutions and authorities. In Ukraine, as in the whole world, important steps are being taken in this direction. However, it is clear that there is still a long way to go in the implementation of digital technologies, as many governing bodies of territorial communities (TG) use a wide range of inherited outdated systems and technologies that need to be replaced. The article analyzes the regulatory and legal regulation of digital transformation of local authorities in Ukraine and in foreign states. Positive and negative characteristics of the digitization process are highlighted. It is proposed to establish principles of strategic planning of digital transformation common to all municipalities: accounting of the existing level, realizability, variability, detail, transparency and clarity, systematic monitoring. Proposals have also been formulated to determine the psychological readiness for digitalization of employees of local self-government bodies and the development of partnerships between municipal authorities and educational institutions.