DEVELOPMENT OF THE CATEGORY-CONCEPTUAL APPARATUS IN THE FIELD OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: THE CONCEPT OF CONSTANCY AND RESILIENCE OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

DOI: 10.31673/2786-7412.2025.031606

Abstract

The dynamic development of the electronic communications sphere, the
change in socio-political relations arising in it due to the new properties and capabilities
of modern information and communication technologies, the processes of digitalization
and digital transformations, the requirements for entering the European digital market, etc. actualize the problem of compliance of the category and conceptual apparatus with
the above processes. The absence of the concept of sustainability of electronic
communication networks and the contradictory nature of the concept of sustainability of
electronic communication networks in the current legislation in the context of their
widespread use in conceptual, strategic and program documents on the development of
the electronic communications sector require the development/clarification of these
concepts. The article analyzes various approaches to the definition of the terms and
application of «sustainability» and «resilience» in national legislation for various
spheres of life of citizens, society, and the State, including the electronic communications
sphere. The authors prove that there is no separate definition of «sustainability of
electronic communications networks», despite its widespread use in national legislation,
and that the term «sustainability of electronic communications networks» is controversial
in legislation. The authors propose new formulation of the terms «sustainability» and
«resilience» of electronic communication networks which considers the peculiarities of
their properties in terms of sustainable development and the essence of resilience, and
also defines the relationship between the terms and actualizes the need to make
appropriate changes, first of all, to the Law of Ukraine «On Electronic
Communications». It is noted that in the context of martial law (state of emergency) and
emergencies, the priority is primarily to ensure the resilience properties of electronic
communication networks compared to their sustainability properties.

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