Scientific research “Fundamentals of Sustainable and Inclusive Regional Spatial Development for Post-War Reconstruction in the Context of Digital Transformation” (# 0125U001620)
Is financed by the State Budget of Ukraine in accordance with the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated 25.02.2025, No 369 “On approval of the list of fundamental scientific research projects, applied scientific research, executors of higher education institutions and scientific institutions under the management of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, which have passed a competitive selection and financing of which will begin in 2025 at the expense of the State Budget of Ukraine“.
The research project has been carried out by the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration since March 2025 and is planned to span three years.
The purpose of the research is to conceptualise the sustainable and inclusive development of regional space and to develop an organisational and economic mechanism to support it, based on innovative technologies and taking into account the impacts of digital transformation.
The main objectives include:
– defining the components of the concept of “sustainable and inclusive regional space”;
– identifying the dependencies and factors influencing resource and material flows within the region’s production and infrastructure systems;
– analysing existing approaches and digital tools for assessing the sustainability and inclusiveness of regional development, and exploring the prospects for their adaptation in the national context of post-war recovery;
– determining criteria for assessing and optimising the structure and components of regional space in the context of post-war recovery;
– studying and adapting global experience in ensuring the sustainable development of regions during post-war recovery processes;
– examining European experience in the implementation of regional policy and the integration of digital tools, and adapting it to the national context;
– developing an organisational and economic mechanism for the sustainable and inclusive development of regional space in the context of post-war recovery;
– Identifying mechanisms for the ethical use of digital technologies in regional governance.
To ensure the high quality of project implementation, organisational tasks (such as planning, coordination, and monitoring of activities, as well as reporting) will also be addressed. In addition, communication and dissemination of research results will be carried out to maximise the impact of the findings on both industry and society.
The research team involves faculty members and researchers from the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration of Sumy State University, as well as young scholars, students and graduate students.
The core research team includes:
Inna Koblianska – Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor, Research Supervisor, Leading Researcher, Associate Professor of the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, Sumy State University, ORCID ID
Viacheslav Voronenko – Ph.D. in Economics, Responsible Executor, Senior Researcher, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, Sumy State University.
Iryna Sotnyk, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Senior Researcher, Professor of the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, Sumy State University.
Yevhen Kovalenko, Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher, Associate Professor of the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, Sumy State University.
Oleksandra Kubatko, Ph.D. in Economics, Senior Researcher, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, Sumy State University.
Kostiantyn Zavrazhnyi, Ph.D. in Economics, Senior Researcher at the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, Sumy State University.
Svitlana Lytvynenko, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Assistant at the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, Sumy State University.
Young researchers, students, and postgraduate students involved in the research:
Anzhelika Kulyk, Ivan Lytvynenko, Sofiia Danilova, Mariia Dudka and others.
Articles in Ukrainian Professional Journals, Category «B»
- Voronenko V., Sotnyk I., Mishchenko Ya., Pokutnii M., Wei Jia. Analysis of the development of green energy in Ukraine through the synergy of demand-side and supply-side approaches with the involvement of enterprises. Scientific Bulletin of Poltava University of Economics and Trade. Series “Economic Sciences”. 2025. № 3 (117). P. 17–25. https://doi.org/10.37734/2409-6873-2025-3-2 (In Ukrainian)
- Zavrazhnyi К., Sotnyk I., Kulyk А. Conceptual model of enterprise digital transformation management for ensuring sustainable regional development. Economy and Society. № 76. https://doi.org/10.32782/2524-0072/2025-76-44 (In English)
- Melnyk L., Kubatko О., Hrytsenko P., Dudka М., Senlin T. Management of economic transformation in wartime: adapting classical consumer behavior models to new realities. Kyiv economic scientific journal. № 10. P. 81–87. https://doi.org/10.32782/2786-765X/2025-10-11 (In Ukrainian)
- Voronenko V., Matsenko O., Kubatko O., Borysenko O. Statistical analysis of youth’s attitude towards the post-war development of «green» energy. Economics of systems development. 2025. № 7(1). С. 112–118. https://doi.org/10.32782/2707-8019/2025-1-14 (In English)
- Koblianska I., Voronenko V., Lytvynenko S. Global GIS Platforms and the Potential for Their Application in Regional Governance in Ukraine. Achievements of the Economy: Prospects and Innovations. № 25. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18127834 (In Ukrainian)
- Samodai K. System of Key Performance Indicators (КРІ) for strategic management of municipal organisations development in digital times. International Humanitarian University Herald. Economics and Management. № 65(2025). https://doi.org/10.32782/2413-2675/2025-65-8 (In Ukrainian)
- Perederii T. Digital tools for green energy as drivers of sustainable and inclusive regional development. Economy and Society. № 80. https://doi.org/10.32782/2524-0072/2025-80-160 (In Ukrainian)
Publications in conference proceedings, abstracts and publications that are not included in the list of scientific professional publications of Ukraine and are not indexed by the scientometric databases Scopus or Web of Science Core Collection
- Zavrazhnyi K., Sotnyk I., Kulyk A. Conceptual model for managing enterprise digital transformation as a tool for sustainable regional development. Economics for Ecology: Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference, Sumy, June 13–14, 2025 / Eds.: O. Karintseva, O. Kubatko. Sumy: Sumy State University, 2025. P. 127-130. https://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/bitstream-download/123456789/100267/1/Economics_ecology_2025.pdf#page=127 (In English)
- Boon, E. K., Koblianska, I., Ahenkan, A., Kanton, R. A. L., & Kyrylenko, M. (2025). The dilemmas of agri-food systems and food and nutrition security in Africa: Lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian war. Geopolitics under Globalization, 6(1), 59–70. https://doi.org/10.21511/gg.06(1).2025.06 (In English)
- Danilova S., Koblianska I. Digital technologies and AI impacts on youth lives and regional development. EU Practices of Youth and Business Cooperation: Proceedings of the International Conference, Sumy, December 12–13, 2025. Sumy: Sumy State University, 2025. (In English)
- Zavrazhnyi K., Kulyk A. Adaptive business models for youth entrepreneurship: using artificial intelligence and European digital practices. EU Practices of Youth and Business Cooperation: Proceedings of the International Conference, Sumy, December 12–13, 2025. Sumy: Sumy State University, 2025. (In English)
Research data management plan and FAIR-datasets with DOI
- Koblianska, I. (2025). Data Management Plan. R&D “Fundamentals of Sustainable and Inclusive Regional Spatial Development for Post-War Reconstruction in the Context of Digital Transformation” (No. d/r 0125U001620) (Version 1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15740034 (In Ukrainian)
- Koblianska I., Lytvynenko S., Voronenko V. (2025). Search results (list) of digital tools for assessing sustainability and inclusiveness of a regional space: dataset. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.17808620 (In Ukrainian and English)
- Lytvynenko S., Koblianska I. (2025). Search results (list) of methodical approaches for assessing the sustainability and inclusiveness of regional space: dataset. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.17796161 (In Ukrainian and English)
- Koblianska I., Kubatko O. Digitalization, pollution and innovative development of Ukrainian regions [Dataset]. Zenodo, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17822320 (In English)
According to the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated February 25, 2025, No. 369, the scientific project “Fundamentals of Sustainable and Inclusive Spatial Regional Development for Post-War Recovery in Conditions of Digital Transformation” (headed by PhD, Associate Professor Inna Koblianska) has successfully passed the competitive selection of fundamental and applied scientific research projects, implemented by higher education and research institutions under the Ministry’s governance, and will be funded by the State Budget of Ukraine starting in 2025.
The project is presented in the section “Economic Transformations, Business, Administration, and Law”. Its goal is to conceptualize sustainable and inclusive regional development and develop an organizational and economic mechanism for its implementation, leveraging innovative technologies and considering the impacts of digital transformation.
The project team includes researchers from the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Business Administration: Vyacheslav Voronenko (PhD, Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer, Responsible Project Executor); Yevhen Kovalenko (PhD, Associate Professor), Oleksandra Kubatko (PhD, Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer), Kostyantyn Zavrazhnyi (PhD, Junior Research Fellow), Svitlana Lytvynenko (PhD, Assistant). The project will be implemented over three years.
Congratulations to the research team on this outstanding achievement!
- PARTICIPATION IN THE ICONBIT 2025 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: PRESENTING UKRAINE’S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION EXPERIENCE
- Department representatives participated in a webinar on placing research data in the DataverseUA repository
- PRESENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT’S RESEARCH RESULTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
- PRESENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT’S RESEARCH TO COLLEAGUES AND STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD
- ADVANCING SCIENCE-BUSINESS COOPERATION IN POST-WAR RECOVERY
- DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL: RESEARCH INTERNSHIP WITHIN THE UKRAINE-TWINNING PARTNERSHIP
- PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS ON THE ROLE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN ADVANCING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AT THE PAKSOM 2025 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
- DEPARTMENT’S RESEARCH RESULTS PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN NAIROBI
- PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ICMLBDA-2025
- Department Representatives Participated in a Round Table on Ukraine’s Sustainable Recovery
We are open to collaboration and the development of a network of partners committed to advancing sustainable and inclusive regional development in the context of post-war recovery.
If you are interested in cooperation, joint research, or would like to learn more about our activities, please do not hesitate to contact us!
📧 Email: i.koblianska@biem.sumdu.edu.ua (Inna Koblianska, research leader)
🏛 Address: Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, Sumy State University, 39 Soborna Str., 40000, Sumy, Ukraine