LEGAL BASIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT IN UKRAINE UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

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Abstract. The scientific publication is devoted to the study of the legal foundations of the development of electronic governance in the conditions of European integration. It is noted that the development of e-governance is designed to significantly optimize the activities of public administration bodies, including the saving of material and technical means required by paper document circulation, as well as costs for postal shipments. In addition, the possibility of providing administrative services in a digital format significantly reduces the time required to receive them. Also, the time spent on communication between various public administration bodies, in particular, on exchanging documents, receiving answers to requests, etc., is significantly reduced. The legal basis for the development of e-governance is the Constitution and laws of Ukraine, international legal acts ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, decrees of the President and resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, orders of individual ministries, as well as acts of local self-government bodies. It is emphasized that the development of electronic governance is one of the conditions for Ukraine to become a full member of the European Union, because according to the Association Agreement between Ukraine, on the one hand, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their member states, on the other hand, the Parties contribute to the gradual approximation to the law and regulatory framework of the EU in the field of regulation of the information society and electronic communications. In order to improve the legal basis for the development of e-governance in the conditions of European integration, it is proposed to amend the current legislation, in particular the Law of Ukraine «On Electronic Documents and Electronic Document Management», to provide that documents are produced (issued) in paper form in exceptional cases, expressly provided for by law of Ukraine.