Evolution of digital technologies in territorial management

Abstract

Aim. The work aimed to develop the stages of implementation of digital technologies in relation to levels of digital maturity of territorial management authorities. Objectives. The work seeks to perform critical analysis of previous studies on digital technologies in territorial management; identify the stages of evolution of application of digital technologies and correlate them with levels of digital maturity of territorial management authorities; discuss the possibilities of economic assessment of evolution in application of digital technologies. Methods. The author applied the method of system logical analysis and structural-functional approach in the study of regional management teams and functions of regional managers. The information base consisted of published articles indexed in the global database Science Direct. The author’s development of levels of the organization digital maturity was used to structure the result. Results. The levels of digital maturity of territorial management bodies include digital technologies such as mobile communications, big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, augmented reality, Internet of things, robotics engineering, virtual reality, neurotechnology, and quantum technology. The work substantiates an increase in digital instrumental equipment of management activities as an evolution in the application of digital technologies by territorial government bodies. Conclusion. According to the author’s viewpoint, the digital technologies used for territorial management can be assessed both based on the application results and taking into account the reduction in management costs during the digitalization of these processes. The scientific novelty of the result obtained consists in the development of stages of implementation of digital technologies in conjunction with the levels of digital maturity of territorial management authorities, complementing the existing methods for forecasting the development of digitalization processes in modern society.