Private Partnership as a Global Trend of Digital Government

Abstract

Currently, the concept of creating a digital government is firmly entrenched in the long-term development strategies of most countries of the world. However, the implementation of digital state projects requires capital investments to ensure the operation and maintenance of systems and technologies in a sustainable manner. Faced with excessive financial constraints, the governments of most countries were not able to fully provide open financial support for digital projects. In the context of budgetary savings and demand for improving the quality of public services, the search for innovative methods of financing projects has gained particular importance. This led to a steady global trend of public-private partnership in the provision of digital public services to the population. The purpose of this study was to identify the main trends in digitalization of the public administration system based on public-private partnerships, as well as to reveal the features and effectiveness of the implemented models. This study reveals the features of public-private partnership mechanisms, identifies the risks of such interaction, and presents examples of successful global practices to minimize these risks.