Digital Governance In The System Of Enhancing State Competitiveness

The purpose of the study is to substantiate the role of digital governance in strengthening state competitiveness, with attention to cybersecurity risks, unequal access to digital services, and the digital divide. The methodology is based on systemic and institutional analysis, synthesis of international approaches to digital government, risk-oriented grouping, and structural-functional interpretation of the links between digital services, public trust, and state capacity. The study shows that digital governance supports state competitiveness through lower administrative costs, faster service procedures, wider use of public-sector data, transparency, electronic participation, and stronger trust in public institutions. Its competitive effect depends on institutional coordination, resilient digital infrastructure, protection of registers and personal data, and the ability of public authorities to provide clear, accessible, and secure services for different user groups. Scientific novelty lies in a risk-oriented framework that combines the security, inclusive, institutional-trust, and coordination dimensions of digital governance. This framework presents digital transformation as a managerial factor of competitiveness and as a field of risks that require monitoring, preventive regulation, and user-oriented communication. The practical value of the results lies in the possibility of applying the proposed matrix to audit electronic services, prepare digital strategies, design digital literacy programmes, and assess the service quality of public administration.