Digitalisation as a factor of increasing economic resilience in the public sector

The increase in the frequency of crisis pheno-mena caused by both internal and external shock influences intensifies the need for the formation of a resilient public sector of the national economy. The digitalization of the public sector is considered as one of the factors capable of enhancing adap­tability, flexibility, and ability to recover in response to shock influences. In this context, there is a need for a deeper study of the role of digital technologies in strengthening the functional efficiency of the public sector. The research is based on the assump-tion that digitalization positively affects the level of public sector resilience, and that countries with a higher level of digitalization are able to cope more effectively with current shock impacts. To verify the hypothesis, the countries of the European Union are studied for comparative analysis, 27 EU countries are grouped according to their level of digitali­zation based on the E-Government Development Index (EGDI). In addition, the research uses correlation and regression analysis to determine the relationship between the indicators of digitalization and the public sector resilience. The obtained results indicate that a positive relationship between digitalization and the public sector resilience indeed exists, however, its significance is small (for countries with a low level of digitalization, the relationship is even weaker). The research suggests that the public sector digitalization can have a greater impact on the resilience of the household sector, which is confirmed by further results. Since households are direct consumers of public services, the digital transformation of the public sector has an impact on their social and economic resilience, particularly due to the increased adaptability to sudden economic shock effects. The results of the research can be used to improve digital trans­formation strategies in the public sector, especially in addres­sing issues related to digital inequality (both age and geographical), social resi-lience, and digital inclusion.