AGENT-ORIENTED SIMULATION OF DIGITAL CHANGE SCENARIOS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/inclusive_economics.10-17Keywords:
territorial community, small and medium-sized businesses, power, digitalization, entrepreneurship, agent-oriented modeling, synergy index, scenario, modernizationAbstract
The article presents an agent-oriented model of synergy formation between the digital transformation of territorial communities and the development of the business environment under different scenarios of digital change. Four scenarios are proposed – the basic one, improved digitalization of communities, digital stimulation of entrepreneurship and a combined synergy scenario. It is substantiated that in the conditions of martial law and post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, it is the digital transformation of management and business processes that becomes a key factor in local sustainability, innovation and socio-economic growth. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the construction of an agent-oriented model that takes into account the interaction of agents at different levels – local governments and business structures. The use of modeling in the NetLogo environment made it possible to determine the dynamics of the synergy index, which ensures, respectively, improved information exchange between communities and enterprises, increased decision-making speed by local governments and stimulation of entrepreneurial activity and innovation through access to digital services. It is analyzed that each of the proposed synergy scenarios demonstrates a different level of impact on the integration indicators of interaction between the territorial community and business. It is proven that the implementation of digital ecosystems and agent-oriented solutions provides the effect of multiplicative acceleration of local development, reduces transaction costs and forms long-term institutional synergy between the authorities, business and community. The results obtained can be used to predict digital transformation trends at the local level, formulate recommendations for digital strategies of communities, and assess the effectiveness of entrepreneurship support policies in the context of digitalization.
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