DIGITAL CULTURE IN MODERN UKRAINE: PHILOSOPHICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL IDENTITY PROBLEMS

Abstract

A new approach to the analysis of the digital culture of modern Ukraine is proposed as a space of intersection of technological modernization, conditioned by the logic of the fourth industrial revolution, and state-building practices of Ukrainian national identity. The purpose of the study is to consider the philosophical dimensions of the digital culture of Ukraine in the logic of the fourth industrial revolution through the problem of national identity, in particular, the characteristics of how digital infrastructures transform belonging, how digital social solidarity arises and consists of what ethical challenges accompany this process. Methods: analytical method, synergistic principle, holistic approaches to society, socio-philosophical analysis, theories of information and information society, elements of discourse analysis of digital media. Scientific novelty. It is proved that digitalization in Ukraine cannot be reduced to a technocratic upgrade of services: it forms new modes of belonging, solidarity, trust, and autonomy, which become part of the normative core of the national idea. Through the prism of the phenomena of digital nationalism, data as a resource of power, technological sovereignty and information warfare, it is argued that the Ukrainian case demonstrates a special type of «digital modernity under pressure»: institutional resilience and civic engagement are strengthened by digital infrastructures, but at the same time the risks of external dependence, «data colonization» and algorithmic inequality are increasing. The latest research shows how digital public services and the co-production of public services in a crisis support the trust and subjectivity of citizens; network identities in social media during war tend to strengthen intra-group solidarity; information security and regulation become an element of the political ethics of the nation. The concept of a “digital national idea” is proposed as a combination of dignity, freedom, solidarity, technological sovereignty, the rule of law and openness. Conclusions. A philosophical framework is proposed that combines: the concepts of «digitalization» and «platformization» of cultural production and the mediation of social ties; the ethics of digital governance and «soft ethics» as a tool for regulating technological systems; the issues of digital sovereignty and «data» as a resource of power; the anthropological challenges of Industry 4.0 (reformatting of labor, corporeality, agency, trust, and solidarity). Ukraine demonstrates a special type of digital modernization, where the war acted as a «critical turning point» and an accelerator of digital cooperation between the state, local communities, and civil society. It is argued that Ukraine’s digital culture is not reduced purely to «technical progress», but is a field of ethical identity choices, where national identity acquires the features of network solidarity and symbolic defense.