Ukraine in the Information and Communication Technology Development Ranking. II

Abstract

The paper considers the level and evolution of information and communication technology developments in Ukraine and its experience relative to other Eastern European and post-Soviet countries based on the Information and Communication Technology Development Index over 2002-2017. Also modeling of the indicators characterising the development of information and telecommunication technologies in Ukraine is presented. The GMDH models are built to forecast when the percentage of individuals using the Internet in Ukraine will achieve the same level as Kazakhstan and Belarus. This models shown that Ukraine will be on the point of overtaking Belarus in the end of the forecasted period but won't reach the level of Kazakhstan because of much more extensive development of ICTs there.