Institutional mechanisms of public administration for ensuring he socio-economic security of ukraine’s regions under digital transformation

The article explores the essence, structure, and directions for improving the institutional mechanisms of public administration for socio-economic security in the regions of Ukraine under digital transformation. It is substantiated that digitalization of public governance goes beyond process automation and represents an institutional change that transforms the principles of transparency, accountability, and effectiveness of public policy. A systematic analysis of scientific approaches to building data-driven governance models was conducted, revealing that the quality of managerial decisions directly depends on the maturity of data governance mechanisms, the interoperability of state registers, and the existence of legally defined verification procedures. The paper proposes an institutional model that integrates regulatory, organizational, informational-analytical, and communication mechanisms of state management for regional socio-economic security, focused on risk-based forecasting, monitoring, and control. An indicator system for assessing security capacity is developed, covering four blocks: economic resilience, social stability, infrastructure reliability, and the level of public trust. The study identifies minimum standards of data governance (common reference systems, metadata, quality control, access security, and transparency) that create an information foundation for digital dashboards and civic monitoring. It is proved that the implementation of such mechanisms ensures measurability, openness, and controllability of public policy, contributing to increased trust and social resilience of regions during wartime and post-war recovery.