State security of Ukraine in modern conditions: problems of competence of government bodies

This paper examines the problem of development of the term “state security” in Ukraine, legal context of implementation, adequate definitions for state authorities` competence in sphere of security. Based on traditional theoretical legal definition of state as organization of political power, security of state depends on the components of security such as politics, economy, scientific and technological policy as the foundation of innovation policy. In today's world economics is driven by knowledge. Therefore, structure of innovation economy may be described as conditional pattern “common economy = economy of science + economy of technics + economy of production (real economy)”. The economy in this context may be described as “economy of science (information => information resources => innovations => qualitatively new knowledge => intellectual resources), economy of technics and economy of production”. In this sense state security depends  on political component of economic security. Systematization of competence of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (national parliament), President of Ukraine, National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, local authorities in the sphere of security is far from perfect. The authors argue that the state security is not only within the competence of Security Service of Ukraine according to prescriptions of the law. These objectives are subjects for other state authorities. However, the problems of separation of competence for state powers and state authorities are complex and need following studies.