Digital Society as the Basic Institution of the Digital Economy of the 21st Century

2021 ◽  
pp. 1133-1141
Author(s):  
Vladimir S. Osipov ◽  
Dinara R. Tutaeva ◽  
Olga S. Diakonova ◽  
Yuriy A. Krupnov ◽  
Aleksandra L. Khrunova
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Digital Society ◽  
Basic Institution

scholarly journals Properties of Mass Consciousness in the Digital Economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-95
Author(s):  
P. E. Zhiburt ◽  
V. S. Kazarova ◽  
E. V. Kruchinkina ◽  
A. E. Chikunova
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Digital Society ◽  
Mass Behavior ◽  
Mass Consciousness ◽  
Historical Retrospect ◽  
Definition Of

The article considers the theoretical aspects of mass consciousness and its forms, the essential characteristics of mass behavior, as a result of which the definition of this term is formulated and corrected. The authors  analyze the evolution of concepts of mass consciousness in historical retrospect and at the present stage, its features in the conditions of transition to the digital economy. A fresh look at the problem of mass manipulation in a digital society through various mechanisms is given, and the transformation of mass behavior in the 21st century is analyzed by comparison.

The use of ICT by SMMEs in a Digital Economy: A case study in Buffalo City Metropolitan in South Africa [Abstract]

10.28945/4314 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Underdeveloped Areas ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Set Up

Aim/Purpose: The goal of this study is to advance understanding of ICT utilization by SMMEs by checking access, ability (in terms of technological skills) and usage of ICT among some SMMEs entrepreneurs operating their businesses in an underdeveloped areas to enhance their business activities in order to utilizes the digital opportunities 21st century digital economies present. Background: In today’s world no nation or region is untouched by the forces of globalization and digital economy. One of the key pioneering forces of globalization is the advances of ICT like internet, social networks, etc. In the sphere of business, this pioneering force has also altered the way businesses and organizations communicate and interact with customers and society at large. Such alternation presents obvious opportunities for wealth creation and growth for businesses and organizations that are well-equipped to take advantages of them. But for those that are less-equipped, particularly SMMEs, globalization can easily lead to fore-closures and marginalization. It is a common knowledge that SMMEs entrepreneurs mostly rely on ICT gadgets like mobile phone, Laptops, Tablets to conduct their business activities as many of them don’t have enough capital to set up offices with necessary equipment. Therefore, using various ICT functions/programs on these ICT devices to enhance their business activities are critical to their businesses in the 21st century digital economies. Methodology: Purposeful sampling was used to approach fifty-four SMMEs entrepreneurs operating their businesses in underdeveloped areas locally called Townships in Buffalo City Metropolitan. Microsoft excel was used in the descriptive statistics. Contribution: This research will add to the growing knowledge ICT usage in SMMEs in the 21st century digital economies. Findings: The results indicate that the participating SMMEs entrepreneurs need to be educated, trained and supported in the use of the ICT applicable to enhance their business activities in order for them to take advantages of 21st century digital economies present. Recommendations for Practitioners: The agencies tasked with looking after SMMEs in South Africa needs to consider the lacked of utilisation of ICTs by SMMEs entrepreneurs operating their businesses in underdeveloped areas as one of the barrier to growing of their businesses and take necessary steps to address it. Recommendation for Researchers: Since age and gender have been proven to be key-moderating variables in many technology acceptance models. There is a need to explore in depth whether the factors of gender and age also act as barriers. Impact on Society: The research will assist stakeholders, policy makers and agencies tasked with looking after SMMEs to identify the barriers hindering SMMEs to grow and address them accordingly. Future Research: More work needs to be done to check whether gender, age of the SMMEs entrepreneurs have some effects on their attitude towards the integration of ICT into their business activities.

The use of ICT by SMMEs in a Digital Economy: A case study in Buffalo City Metropolitan in South Africa

10.31355/74 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 159-168
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Underdeveloped Areas ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Set Up

Aim/Purpose.................................................................................................................................................... The goal of this study is to advance understanding of ICT utilization by SMMEs by checking access, ability (in terms of technological skills) and usage of ICT among some SMMEs entrepreneurs operating their businesses in an underdeveloped areas to enhance their business activities in order to utilizes the digital opportunities 21st century digital economies present. Background........................................................................................................................................................ In today’s world, no nation or region is untouched by the forces of globalization and digital economy. One of the key pioneering forces of globalization is the advances of ICT like internet, social networks, etc. In the sphere of business, this pioneering force has also altered the way businesses and organizations communicate and interact with customers and society. Such alternation presents obvious opportunities for wealth creation and growth for businesses and organizations that are well equipped to take advantages of them. However, for those that are less-equipped, particularly SMMEs, globalization can easily lead to fore-closures and marginalization. It is a common knowledge that SMMEs entrepreneurs mostly rely on ICT gadgets like mobile phone, Laptops, Tablets to conduct their business activities as many of them do not have enough capital to set up offices with necessary equipment. Therefore, using various ICT functions/programs on these ICT devices to enhance their business activities are critical to their businesses in the 21st century digital economies. Methodology.................................................................................................................................................. Purposive sampling has been used to approach fifty-four SMMEs entrepreneurs operating their businesses in underdeveloped areas locally called Townships in Buffalo City Metropolitan. Microsoft excel was used in the descriptive statistics. Contribution............................................................................................................................................... This research will add to the growing knowledge ICT usage in SMMEs in the 21st century digital economies. Findings....................................................................................................................................................... The results indicate that the participating SMMEs entrepreneurs need to be educated, trained and supported in the use of the ICT applicable to enhance their business activities in order for them to take advantages of 21st century digital economies present. Recommendations for Practitioners .......................................................................................................... The agencies tasked with looking after SMMEs in South Africa needs to consider the lacked of utilization of ICTs by SMMEs entrepreneurs operating their businesses in underdeveloped areas as one of the barrier to growing of their businesses and take necessary steps to address it. Recommendation for Researchers ........................................................................................................... Since age and gender have been proven key-moderating variables in many technology acceptance models. There is a need to explore in depth whether the factors of gender and age also act as barriers. Impact on Society ....................................................................................................................................... The research will assist stakeholders, policy makers and agencies tasked with looking after SMMEs to identify the barriers hindering SMMEs to grow and address them accordingly. Future Research........................................................................................................................................... More work needs to be done to check whether gender, age of the SMMEs entrepreneurs have some effects on their attitude towards the integration of ICT into their business activities.

Strategic Digital Informing and Its Challenges in the 21st Century

2022 ◽  
pp. 23-36
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Strategic Information ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
History Of

This chapter examines the challenges faced by digital informing technologies and civilization in the 21st century. The chapter begins by analyzing (1) the stages of development of strategic information technologies from the early 20th century up to the present as well as (2) the strategies adopted by informing science specializations (such as cognitive science, software engineering, etc.). Next, the chapter surveys major innovations in the history of strategic information technologies. This is followed by an analysis and evaluation of the concept of a laborless economy. The chapter concludes by positing a set of rules for workers in the digital economy that will ensure the wise development of civilization.

scholarly journals SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (44) ◽  
pp. 91-104
Author(s):  
Dmytro Nelipa ◽  
Oleh Zubchyk ◽  
Olha Zubchyk ◽  
Denis Kireev
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Computer Network ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
Digital Society ◽  
Information Products

The article deals with the basic concepts and tendencies of the digital economy. The current state of the digital economy and prospects for its development in Ukraine are analyzed. It is proposed to consider the digital economy development as an element of the social development strategy. The research methodology includes neo-institutional and systemic approaches, as well as analysis of statistics and data from social studies. The work concerns equally the theoretical and applied aspects of the topic. The paper is based on secondary data that has been collected from the official statistics, the Internet, science articles, interviews, papers, etc. The analysis results indicate a relatively unfavorable situation in Ukraine. The digital economy development entails dramatic changes in social relations. These processes include both risks (the market is being restructured in a new way, leading to challenges related to jobs, skills, security and privacy), as well as prospects (stimulating innovation, increasing governance efficiency, improving service delivery, inclusion and sustainable economic growth, the well-being of citizens, countries and society). The society and the state should be properly prepared for such changes. Therefore, the digital economy development in terms of public administration should be seen as an element of a social development strategy that requires proper scientific and expert substantiation. The concept of digital economy development in Ukraine envisages several measures aimed at addressing digital gap (from digital jobs to digital initiatives in the modern world, conducting digitalization of industry and business, defining basic digital services, preparing educational modernization measures, as well as forecasting digital development in Ukraine until 2020). On January 17, 2018, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Concept for the Development of the Digital Economy and Society of Ukraine for 2018-2020 and a plan of measures for its implementation. The document emphasizes that the path to the digital economy and digital society of Ukraine lies through the domestic product market, use and consumption of information and communication or digital technologies. The digital economy development is a set of mechanisms, motivation factors, and incentives for the implementation of digital technologies, and, therefore, a branched digital infrastructure for harnessing the state's capabilities, enhancing its competitiveness, and increasing the well-being of citizens. Currently, Ukrainian market of information products and services is at the stage of formation. The market of information products consists of technical and technological components (modern information equipment, powerful computers, advanced computer network and related information processing technologies, which enables to work on the global computer network Internet, search information, customers, goods, hypertext management technology, e-mail); regulatory and legal components (the legal basis for regulating the information market); organizational components (elements of state regulation of interaction between producers and distributors of information products and services). At the same time, the tasks of identifying specific practical legal, regulatory (organizational), economic and financial infrastructural mechanisms for the development of the «digital society» that would facilitate the rapid growth of the digital economy remain unresolved.

scholarly journals Basic competitive strategies of the digital economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. S. Zaytsev
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Individual Strategy ◽  
The Right ◽  
Goals And Objectives

In the 21st century, in the era of universal globalization and digitalization, one of the most important parameters and criteria for the effectiveness and demand for a manufactured product or service is competitiveness, realized by choosing the right and effective competitive strategies. To identify and distinguish from the whole variety of competitive strategies that will take into account and reflect the challenges of the digital economy, it is very important to identify the main, key strategies, or in other words, the base from which you can later build and develop an individual strategy that reflects the goals and objectives of the organization participating in the digital economy market.

scholarly journals THE CHALLENGE FOR ECONOMICS FROM THE NEW “DIGITAL” ECONOMY: SHARING AND COLLABORATIVE ECONOMY THROUGH THE “PLATFORMS NEOCAPITALISM” OF THE 21ST CENTURY

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-160
Author(s):  
Jose Rodolfo Hernandez-Carrion ◽  
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Massive Data ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
The Government

The so-called collaborative or sharing economy constitutes a multifaceted concept of increasing relevance and evolving in definition that will constitute the focus of our study. This article is presented methodologically as a macro-synthesis of the main trends of the economy, from its local and global spheres, in the convergence that can be glimpsed from the new phenomenon that we are dealing with of neo-capitalism based essentially on digital platforms and media. Some have already advanced it as turbo-capitalism or capitalism 3.0, in increasing expansion from the analysis of massive data from digital platforms. The resulting greater efficiency of decentralization and heterogeneity can be exploited by communities. We claim the need to support the constitution of public support that can constitute the response of the government to the multiple new challenges posed by what we are calling as “platform neocapitalism”, which dilutes countries in a planetary and accelerated scale, unimaginable at the beginning of the present 21st century. Keywords: sharing economy, digital platforms, collaborative economy

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