Theoretical and methodological aspects of information and psychological security in the state – region – society – human sequence

Effective translation of scientific knowledge, an important role in which is played by scientific concepts, is a factor of the successful development of the economy of the state, the region, business organizations as well as civil society and of science as a whole. Therefore, more precise definition of the concept of information and psychological security is an urgent scientific task, including the sphere of ensuring economic security of the regions. The information-psychological security in three systems is considered: human security, information security of the region, information security of the state. Human security is associated not only with the preservation of life, satisfaction of biological needs and realization of rights and freedoms but also with the quality of life, a sense of security, opportunities for development and self-realization. The specificity of information and psychological security is its interrelation with information processes, information needs and threats, while human security covers in aggregate economic, social, environmental, technological and other aspects of the security problem. The concept scheme for the types of information security of the state and its regions is presented. Three main aspects of information security – information technology; information and legal; psychological and pedagogical ones – have been distinguished. The structure of humanitarian problems of information security in brief is presented. Socio-economic problems of information security are considered: information crime, problem of information inequality (information asymmetry). The author's study of the concepts of symmetric and asymmetric development of the regions allows to define socio-economic asymmetry of a region as a stable in time and in economic and informational space deviation in the conditions and results of its social and infrastructural spheres activity and economic growth rate, the reduction of which ensures equalization of conditions for sustainable development and fuller realization of citizens' rights in the standard and quality of life. The paper presents the types of asymmetry of regional socio-economic development in terms of information asymmetry. The basic directions for improving theoretical and methodological provisions for equalizing asymmetry of socio-economic development of regions are presented. In the structure of the global problem of information inequality, it is advisable to distinguish between three main aspects: personality and social, socio-economic, geopolitical ones. At present, the problem of information asymmetry at the level of the regions in Ukraine remains extremely broad and complex in socio-economic research.