Reforming National Law in the Context of Digital Transformation

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https://doi.org/10.26512/lstr.v16i1.48168

Keywords:

Legislative Framework. Regulatory Act. Development Index. E-Government. E-Participation. Innovation.

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this article is to identify the main challenges and prospects of national legislation in Kazakhstan and to determine the development vectors for selected branches of law in the context of digitalisation.

[Methodology/Approach/Design] The study employed the following methods: analysis and synthesis, statistical analysis, rating method, and comparison. The study identified key innovations in Kazakhstan’s legal framework for digitalisation. The main objectives in the implementation of the Digital Kazakhstan state programme and the key target indicators defined within this programme have been studied, and the results of the implementation of this programme have been assessed.

[Findings] The dynamics of e-government and e-participation indices for the Republic of Kazakhstan are examined.

[Practical Implications] The findings of the study can be used by public authorities and policymakers to improve the efficiency of further decision-making regarding the transformation of national law in the context of digital transformation.

[Originality/Value] The findings of this study have provided an outline of the main challenges and prospects for national law in the context of digitalisation, revealing the trends for the further development of individual branches of law.

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Author Biographies

Olga Verbovaya, Almaty Management University

PhD in Law. She is an Associate Professor at the School of Politics and Law in the Almaty Management University. Address: School of Politics and Law, Almaty Management University, 050060, 227 Rozybakiyev Str., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. E-mail: olgaverbovaya16@gmail.com.

Bayan Ashyraliyeva, Kenzhegali Sagadiyev University of International Business

Candidate of Law, Associate Professor of KKSON RK, Associate Professor at the Department of Social and Humanitarian Sciences in the University of International Business named after Kenzhegali Sagadiyev, 050010, 8a Abay Ave., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. E-mail: ashyraliyeva.ba@outlook.com.

Gulmira Kaliyeva, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Candidate of Law, Associate Professor at the Department of Social and Humanitarian Sciences in the University of International Business named after Kenzhegali Sagadiyev, 050010, 8a Abay Ave., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. E-mail: kaliyeva_g@proton.me.

Zhana Salimbayeva, Almaty Branch of the Saint-Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Union

Associate Professor at the Department of Jurisprudence in the Almaty Branch of the Saint-Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Union, 050004, 9/11 Сhaikovskiy Str., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. E-mail: salimbayeva.z@hotmail.com.

Roza Sagalbayeva, Eurasian Technological University

Associate Professor at the Department of Law in the Eurasian Technological University, 050000, 109b Tole bi Str., Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. E-mail: ro_sagalbayeva@protonmail.com.

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2024-05-11

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VERBOVAYA, Olga; ASHYRALIYEVA, Bayan; KALIYEVA, Gulmira; SALIMBAYEVA, Zhana; SAGALBAYEVA, Roza. Reforming National Law in the Context of Digital Transformation. Law, State and Telecommunications Review, [S. l.], v. 16, n. 1, p. 278–302, 2024. DOI: 10.26512/lstr.v16i1.48168. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/RDET/article/view/48168. Acesso em: 14 nov. 2024.