Abstract
The article examines digital transformation as a strategic imperative for the development of innovative entrepreneurship in Ukraine under international economic cooperation. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the impact of digital transformation on the international cooperation of innovative firms and to develop a methodological toolkit for assessing their readiness for international digital cooperation. The methodological framework combines systemic, structural-functional, comparative, and indicator-based approaches. Drawing on recent international and Ukrainian studies, as well as analytical materials from the OECD, the European Commission, and the European Digital Innovation Hubs Network, the paper identifies four mechanisms through which digital transformation reshapes international economic cooperation: partnership-related, coordination-institutional, production-integration, and market-internationalization mechanisms. The study develops an original methodological toolkit for assessing the readiness of innovative firms for international cooperation, structured into five blocks: digital infrastructure, digital competencies and managerial capacity, innovation activity, international integration, security and organizational resilience. An integral index of readiness for international digital cooperation and an interpretation matrix are proposed, combining criteria, indicators, readiness levels, and an adaptation vector for Ukraine. The practical value of the results lies in the possibility of applying the model for firms’ self-assessment, advisory support by development institutions, and the design of targeted public policies aimed at the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises.
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