Digital technologies in the system of corruption prevention and counteraction in Ukraine: current state and prospects

The article examines the current state and prospects of digital technology use in the system of corruption prevention and counteraction in Ukraine. The relevance of the topic is determined by the fact that corruption remains one of the most acute systemic problems of public administration in Ukraine, as well as by the growing role of digital technologies as a tool for corruption prevention and counteraction. Empirical data confirming a strong correlation between the level of digitalization and the level of corruption are provided. At the same time, it is emphasized that the effectiveness of digital technologies in the corruption prevention and counteraction system is not unconditional. Specific digital anti-corruption instruments are examined, including ProZorro, the electronic patient cabinet in the healthcare system, the Unified Whistleblower Reporting Portal, the Diia platform, and the e-governance system. It is established that most of them are multifunctional and cannot be confined to a single conceptual approach: some gravitate towards the digital transparency approach, others towards the institutional-automated or analytical-preventive approach, while the e-declaration system combines features of several approaches simultaneously. The expediency of treating the classification of approaches as an analytical tool for evaluating digital anti-corruption solutions, rather than as a rigid division, is substantiated. Promising directions for the development of digital anti-corruption instruments are identified, including the integration of artificial intelligence and natural language processing into the whistleblower reporting system for automated analysis of submissions and detection of corruption schemes, the implementation of blockchain technologies for cryptographic data protection and transaction tracking in public finance, and the development of the civic participation approach through enhancing digital literacy of the population. It is concluded that the key condition for the development of digital technologies in the corruption prevention and counteraction system is the combination of technological solutions, institutional reforms and legal regulation.