Digital Nomads: Global Tourists or New Workers for Post-War Economic Recovery of Ukraine?

The paper offers the authors’ perspective on the new global problem of digital nomads as a potential resource and as a socio-economic problem of post-war Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to determine the contours of the future state migration and internal economic policy of post-war Ukraine for the culturally and politically successful attraction of digital nomads to Ukraine. The first half of the article offers a comprehensive theoretical overview of the essence and structural morphology and models of the modern concept of “digital nomad”, referring to authoritative Western literature. The second half of the article offers its own synthesis and induction of the conditions, factors and consequences of the involvement of digital nomads in post-war Ukraine, abstracting from other factors that will be the trigger and macro signal for digital migration to Ukraine. The pper concludes that, taking into account the high level of competition for talented digital nomads, the state policy of Ukraine should emphasize unique advantages - high qualification of IT specialists, a favorable tax regime, permission for settlements secured by tokenized assets, conditions for easy realization of investment opportunities in post-war economy, which will 100% need creative solutions and startups. The basis for the successful involvement of digital nomads should be the coordinated work of various branches of government: from changes in legislation and digitalization of public services to effective international marketing of new conditions and opportunities, as well as ensuring the appropriate level of security and basic household amenities in selected hubs