STRATEGIC VECTORS OF DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN AUTOMATION OF ECONOMIC PROCESSES

Abstract

Introduction. In the current conditions of general digitalization, information technologies have transformed from tools for supporting economic processes into the basis for the functioning of economic systems. The relevance of the study is due to the need to rethink the genesis of economic information systems and find strategic ways to develop automation in Ukraine, especially in the context of military challenges and the course for integration into the European digital space.

Purpose. The purpose of the work is a comprehensive study of the evolution of economic information systems, an analysis of the contribution of the Ukrainian school of cybernetics to the theory and practice of management automation, as well as the identification of modern trends and the formation of a forecast for the development of information economic technologies for the period 2026–2031.

Materials and methods. The study is based on an analysis of the process of evolution of world automation standards (MRP, MRP II, ERP). The article uses the historical-logical method to study the legacy of Academician V. Glushkov and the ZDAS project, as well as the case study method to analyze the development of leading domestic software products (ISpro, M.E.Doc, MASTER). For forecasting, an analysis of strategic documents of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and reports of leading analytical agencies was used.

Research results. It is proven that the Ukrainian school of cybernetics laid the fundamental principles of distributed databases and network management back in the 1960s, which are implemented in modern cloud solutions. It is established that the domestic software market for automating economic processes has successfully evolved from accounting applications to full-fledged ERP systems and electronic document management ecosystems, which are critically important for cybersecurity and import substitution of Russian software. It is determined that the key trends are the dominance of Cloud ERP, the introduction of artificial intelligence for audit automation and the fight against fraud. A forecast has been formed, according to which in the next 5 years there will be a transition to hyper-automation based on autonomous AI agents, ERP integration with IoT (Industry 5.0) and the mandatory implementation of sustainable development monitoring modules (ESG).

Research prospects. Further research is related to the testing of intelligent systems in the real sector of the economy and the development of autonomous multi-agent systems for supply chain management. In addition, the prospects are in the introduction of Process Mining methods as an audit standard and the harmonization of the legal field of Ukraine with European norms (EU AI Act).