Information platforms for public governance

This is another principally new discipline which preents in a generalized and accessible way a promising sphere of digital platforms and their prospects for  national economy and public administration. The discipline is mandatory for all students in this major. Methodologically, the discipline is based on the modern concept of ‘the state as a platform’.

All of us have been users of digital platforms for a long time – usually commercial ones – so we take it for granted. Some of the platforms (e.g., Ukrainian “Diia”) successfully change even the culture and expectations in the interaction between the citizen & the state. But in fact, this is only the beginning, and further and deep cooperation and even integration of a democratic state and digital platforms is an absolutely basic scenario for 5-10 years.

This core course for future public managers will offer an immersion in the organizational & regulatory approaches that were, and are expected to be, in the interaction between citizens and the state through information platforms and with the help of the latest digital solutions, in particular through registers. Among the main educational topics are: the importance of information platforms in modern society; public and private information platforms; platforms and creation of economic value in them; transformations in labor markets under the influence of platforms; the future of information platforms and the future of civil society based on them.

Currently, there are not even close analogues of this discipline for masters in Ukraine, which would have not only a scientific basis, but also a proven practical projection on real information blockchain platforms. This is and will be an approbation and well-deserved result of the work of a whole team of inspired Ukrainian practitioners and scientists. The tutoe is one of the bearers of platform governance methodology and actively participate in its development in science & public expert work.

Volume of study load: 5 ECTS credits.