Abstract
The article examines the information and analytical aspects of public authorities’ activities in the context of the digitalisation of public administration and the increasing complexity of interaction between public authorities and society. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the content of the information and analytical aspects of public authorities’ activities and to identify the relationships between the processes that support the preparation, adoption and public presentation of administrative decisions. The methods employed include analysis, synthesis, theoretical generalisation and comparison, as well as a descriptive comparison of selected indicators of open data development, the use of digital public services and public trust in government institutions. The relationship between the concepts of “information and analytical activity” and “information and analytical aspects of public authorities’ activities” is clarified. The informational, analytical, organisational, technological and communicative components are identified, and their significance in the preparation and implementation of administrative decisions is explained. The relationship between the emergence of an information need, the collection and verification of data, the preparation of analytical conclusions, decision-making, the public explanation of the grounds for decisions and the use of feedback is substantiated. The study identifies problems related to data fragmentation, the organisational separation of analytical work from decision-making, the formal implementation of digital technologies, insufficient verification of algorithmic recommendations and the limited use of public feedback. The comparison of data indicates that Ukraine’s high level of open data development and the widespread use of digital public services coexist with low levels of trust in the Government and the state apparatus. However, no causal relationship between these indicators was established. The scientific novelty of the study lies in clarifying the content of the information and analytical aspects of public authorities’ activities and in incorporating communication and feedback into an integrated process of preparing, adopting, explaining and evaluating administrative decisions. The proposed provisions are theoretical in nature and require further verification using evidence from the activities of specific public authorities.