Digital Transformation of Public Administration in the Strategic Frontier: From Risk Assessment to Institutionalization of Trust

The concepts of «information society», «digital revolution», and «digital transformation» are integrating into scientific and socio-political discourse, becoming the focus of research attention, analysis, and interpretation of current trends and tendencies in changing social space, social structure, models and mechanisms of social interaction, and the dynamics and consequences of digitalization in various spheres of public life. In the context of global digital transformation and the emergence of a new social reality, there is an urgent need for institutional government structures to develop a comprehensive and adequate response. This process requires identifying optimal parameters that will ensure the sustainable development of a public administration system functioning as a dynamic social and communicative system.

 The authors emphasize that contemporary socio-political realities require a deep and comprehensive understanding of the place and role of strategic communications in the context of power relations and information exchanges. These processes, occurring within the context of digital transformation, have a significant impact on the effectiveness of public institutions and require careful analysis from the perspective of management theory and practice. Thus, the study of strategic communications in the context of digital transformation is a relevant and significant task requiring an interdisciplinary approach and the integration of knowledge from various scientific fields.

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