Digital Transformation As A Driving Force Behind Contemporary ‎Economic and Social Change

  • Authors

    • Kostiantyn Herasymiuk PhD in Public Administration, Docent, Associate Professor of the Department of Social ‎ Medicine and Organization of Public Health Services, National Pirogov Memorial Medical ‎University, Vinnytsya, Ukraine‎
    • Denys Zabolotenko Master’s Degree Public Management and Administration, Postgraduate Student, Public ‎Higher Educational Establishment “Vinnytsia academy of continuing education”, Vinnytsya, ‎Ukraine
    • Zoriana Buryk Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Professor, Department of Public ‎Administration, Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav, Pereiaslav, Ukraine
    https://doi.org/10.14419/5e3kah23

    Received date: September 5, 2025

    Accepted date: October 13, 2025

    Published date: October 22, 2025

  • Digital Economy; Digital Adaptation; Digital Rivalry; Productivity Transformation; Digital ‎Infrastructure; Public Interest

  • Abstract

    The article explores the issue of gaining efficiency for the economy and society in the process ‎of digital adaptation. The impact of digital technologies on labor productivity, ‎competitiveness and social processes is analyzed. The purpose of the study is to identify the ‎peculiarities of the global economy’s adaptation and to substantiate the directions of ensuring ‎the process of integrating digital technologies into public life in the global environment. A ‎comprehensive methodological approach combining multiple linear regression is used to ‎analyze the relationship between labor productivity, employment share and gross value added ‎‎(GVA) in the digital sectors of a sample of 36 countries. The results of the regression analysis ‎show that the model explains 41.4% of the variation in labor productivity in the digital ‎economy and at the same time confirms the statistically significant impact of employment on ‎its growth. It is established that the development of jobs in information and ‎communication technologies is a key driver of digital transformation. The practical value of ‎the study is to provide recommendations for the formation of public policy aimed at ‎stimulating digital employment and inclusive technological development. The scientific ‎novelty of the study is manifested in the identification of the relationship between digital ‎adaptation and economic performance, in particular through the emphasis on the role of ‎human capital in increasing labor productivity. The author proposes an integrated approach to ‎assessing digital transformation, which takes into account both quantitative and qualitative ‎aspects, including technological integration and social inclusion, which intensifies the ‎formation of new strategies for sustainable development of countries in the context of global ‎economic challenges‎.

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    Herasymiuk, K., Zabolotenko, D., & Buryk, Z. (2025). Digital Transformation As A Driving Force Behind Contemporary ‎Economic and Social Change. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(6), 453-462. https://doi.org/10.14419/5e3kah23