The Impact of Digital Infrastructure on the Consequences of COVID-19 and on the Mitigation of Future Effects

The article is devoted to strengthening the role and importance of online learning and digital competence of teachers and students in the context of globalization and accelerating scientific and technological progress. A comparative analysis of the development of ICT, relevant electronic devices and the introduction of open online courses in the world is done. The main difficulties, shortcomings and achievements in the process of accelerating the dynamics and scale of application of online and distance learning during the lockdown period caused by the coronavirus pandemic are defined. The examples of Ukraine and the European Union show a significant difference between the countries of the world in terms of the development of material and technical base of educational institutions, digital infrastructure, access to high-quality and high-speed Internet, readiness of teachers and students to study in new conditions. There is a significant gap between global scientific and technological development and digital competence of citizens. Based on the use of historical, logical, comparative methods, principles and laws of dialectics argues the need for a deeper and more systematic theoretical understanding of current trends in ICT, rapid improvement of digital competence, especially the teaching staff. The importance of introducing in-depth, systematic and systematic research in Ukraine to assess the available technical resources, quality and prospects of digital infrastructure, the level of digital competence of citizens, the dynamics of online training courses, the impact of the social environment on education. The subject of analysis and strategic decision-making in the field of national digital policy should be relevant social, political, economic and technological problems in the country, improving the legal framework, technical re-equipment of educational institutions of all levels, increasing motivation, especially teaching staff for self-improvement and digital competence.

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E-Government Development & Digital Economy: Relationship

American Economic & Social Review ◽

10.46281/aesr.v6i1.580 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 39-54

Author(s):

Mohammad Gias Uddin ◽

Mohin Uddin

Keyword(s):

Economic System ◽

Financial System ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Digital Economy ◽

High Quality ◽

Digital Infrastructure ◽

Sample Information ◽

The Look ◽

The Impact ◽

Government Development

The main objective of this examine is to explore the elements that influencing the digital economic system and E-government courting. Commonly, the examiner is to analyze the impact of demographic variables are gender and schooling stage; as well as digital infrastructure, virtual readiness, virtual content material, and offerings on the digital economy in Malaysia. A minimum overall of 384 questionnaires could be disbursed to the goal respondents to collect the sample information. Four hypotheses helping to the developed to survey the particular targets of the examiner. Demographic variables expected to have a high-quality enormous relationship with the virtual financial system. Last however now not least, the findings of the look at shall offer statistics to E-government to understand what factors will affect the virtual economic system. Except, it shall additionally provide useful information for E-government to higher fit their people’s needs. The elements decided to boom high-quality dating among E-government and virtual financial system in Malaysia.

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Digital trade facilitation and bilateral trade in selected Asian countries

Studies in Economics and Finance ◽

10.1108/sef-10-2019-0406 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Normaz Wana Ismail

Keyword(s):

Digital Divide ◽

Random Effect Model ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Trade Facilitation ◽

Content Type ◽

Digital Infrastructure ◽

Effect Model ◽

The Impact ◽

Trade Partners

Purpose Digital technology is gaining attention among many scholars as a way to facilitate trade. This study aims to investigate three important digital dimensions (DD), namely, digital infrastructure, digital usage and digital security on trade using selected Asian countries and 20 selected trade partners. Digital infrastructure focussed on the availability and accessibility of digital infrastructure in exporting and importing countries. The second dimension, digital usage, highlights the importance of household usage of mobile phones, broadband data and the internet. Finally, the third dimension focusses on digital security as many online transactions occur across the globe. Design/methodology/approach The study uses the gravity model to investigate the impact of DD as tools to facilitate trade in selected Asian countries with selected trading partners between 2003 and 2017. The Hausman test is used to determine whether to use the random effect model or fixed effect model. However, for robustness, the Hausman and Taylor estimation is used to allow the time-invariant model to be included and at the same time to remove correlations between the error terms. Findings The result of this study confirmed that having digital infrastructure is not sufficient for trade facilitation, but it must be supported with an intensity of use by businesses and consumers and be accompanied by strong internet security for trade. The study also revealed that a narrowing digital divide in terms internet users and security will be a benefit to both trade partners in a transaction through better and efficient trade facilitation. Originality/value The study contributes to the literature in three ways. First, the classification of DD is used to identify which dimensions need to be addressed for policymakers. Most studies focussed on the first two dimensions without including security dimensions. Second, the authors estimate digital trade facilitation variables for both exporters and importers to ensure unbiased results between two trade partners. Finally, this study introduces new variables in the analysis of the digital user gap and the digital security gap as indicators for the digital divide.

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The Impacts of Digital Infrastructure Transformation on Livestock System Sustainability in Rural Communities

10.20944/preprints202006.0332.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Leon Gwaka ◽

Julian May ◽

William Tucker

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Impact Assessment ◽

Rural Community ◽

Value Chain ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Digital Infrastructure ◽

Context Specific ◽

System Sustainability ◽

Societal Problems ◽

The Impact

Investments in digital infrastructure in marginalised communities are set to increase in the next decade. These are premised on the potential of digital technologies to contribute towards solving societal problems, including the fragility of food value chains in rural areas. Although there are mixed empirical findings on the impact of these digital infrastructure investments, huge investments are continuing amid changing ICT policies in most developing countries. This paper, using a case study of a local livestock value chain in a rural community in Zimbabwe, argues for the application of non-conventional approaches towards digital infrastructure transformation impact assessment. Using selected theories and frameworks (socio-ecological systems framework, choice framework and technology affordances theory) as well as empirical data from a project in a rural community, the paper shows that real-time impact assessment using context-specific metrics may reveal hidden digital infrastructure transformation impacts, positive and negative, that are often overlooked when traditional impact assessment approaches are employed. The findings of this study contribute towards improving approaches towards ICT impact assessment. Practitioners engaging in impact assessment are challenged to move beyond dependence on traditional metrics (e.g. access) to the adoption of participatory processes to decipher context-appropriate metrics.

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Connection of Investment Activity and Digitalization in the Megacities of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The economy: strategy and practice ◽

10.51176/1997-9967-2021-3-94-105 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 94-105

Author(s):

L. M. Bekenova ◽

V. A. Korvyakov ◽

I. M. Drapkin

Keyword(s):

Correlation Analysis ◽

Investment Activity ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Digital Infrastructure ◽

Future Potential ◽

The Republic ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City

The purpose of the article is to study the influence of digitalization factors on the investment activity of the largest cities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the research, the methods of correlation analysis, indexing, comparison, generalization, and synthesis were applied. The scientific novelty of the study lies in assessing the impact of digitalization on the investment potential of cities. The authors selected and analyzed indicators for assessing the level of digitalization of the megalopolises of the Republic of Kazakhstan; the methodology was modified and the level of digitalization of cities of republican significance of the Republic of Kazakhstan was assessed, conclusions were drawn about the current and future potential of digitalization as a factor in increasing the investment attractiveness of these cities. General conclusions were made that for Almaty and Nur-Sultan, digitalization is already a good factor in attracting investment, while Shymkent needs enhanced development of digital infrastructure for it to become a factor in increasing investment activity in the city. The research results can be used both in the formation of long-term plans for the development of these cities, and as a basis for further research in this direction. Prospects for further research on this topic - in increasing the available reliable and relevant data through the collection of official statistics, expanding the range of digitalization factors affecting investment activity and the use of more comprehensive assessment methods that will determine not only the closeness of the relationship, but also the exact value of the effects of factors each other.

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The C in ORCID: from authorship to contributorship

Septentrio Conference Series ◽

10.7557/5.5616 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Gabriela Mejias ◽

Paloma Marín-Arraiza

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Scholarly Communication ◽

Global Scale ◽

Digital Infrastructure ◽

Current Implementation ◽

Different Types ◽

Research Scholarship ◽

The Impact ◽

Share Information ◽

Research Resources

ORCID is part of the wider digital infrastructure needed for all those who participate in research, scholarship and innovation to share information on a global scale. As part of our commitment with openness, we enable transparent and trustworthy connections between researchers, their contributions, and activities by providing an identifier for individuals to use with their name as they engage in research. Since its foundation in 2013, ORCID has aimed to enable and improve recognition for a broader range of contributions than textual publications. Its current worktype list includes 43 different types of contributions. In combination with acknowledging further contributions, ORCID also considers research resources (infrastructure, collection, equipment and service) to provide a better understanding of the impact of the work undertaken by researchers using them. This webinar will explore how ORCID supports the creation of a permanent, and unambiguous record of research and scholarly communication by enabling reliable attribution of contributors and their activities. The session will focus on the development and current implementation of ORCID tools to acknowledge and encourage contributions such as preprints and peer review activities, as well as the work being done to support contributor roles (CRediT taxonomy). The session will also showcase an analysis of the current community adoption of these features and aims to trigger a discussion on the future of the scholarly record.

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DIGITAL GLOBALIZATION IN THE ERA OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: POTENTIAL FOR TRANSFORMATION

10.32782/2224-6282/167-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Olena Dovgal ◽

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Georgiy Dovgal ◽

Keyword(s):

International Trade ◽

Business Models ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Production Costs ◽

Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽

Digital Infrastructure ◽

The World ◽

New Business ◽

The Impact ◽

New Business Models

The article considers the potential for transformation of the world economy under the influence of digital globalization in the era of the fourth industrial revolution. It is substantiated that within the framework of digital globalization the paradigm of organization of production, configuration and content of international trade are changing. At the same time, the process of digitalization leads to qualitative changes in all spheres of production, economic and trade activities around the world. Formation of production technological processes using the Internet of Things, modules of artificial intelligence and 3D-printing allows to reduce production costs and increase the competitiveness of products. Attention is focused on the essence of the changes taking place, the directions of the vectors of economic development in the context of the changing digital space. Particular attention is paid to the functioning of new business models (in particular, digital platforms), the transformation of the structure, configuration, forms and methods of international trade, as well as the impact of ongoing processes on international competitiveness. An important place is given to the problems of e-commerce, the content of the processes taking place in this segment of international economic relations. Some approaches to solving the problems of digitalization at the international and national levels are proposed. In the global dimension, it is important to ensure, through the adoption of binding legal documents for WTO member states on the freedom of information exchange, aimed at stimulating innovative development, promoting the removal of barriers in the e-commerce segment, encouraging investment in digital infrastructure and human capital. . The development of the country's digital potential and digital infrastructure involves the implementation of localization measures, ie requires the creation of national platforms for the accumulation and storage of information. It is concluded that the global process of digitalization creates the potential for dynamic development of new business models, stimulates productivity and increases competitiveness.

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Strategic Directions of Digitalization for the Development of Employment in Small and Medium-sized Businesses

MIR (Modernization Innovation Research) ◽

10.18184/2079-4665.2020.11.4.409-420 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 409-420

Author(s):

O. V. Dmitrieva ◽

R. I. Antonenko

Keyword(s):

Russian Federation ◽

Least Squares Method ◽

Clear Understanding ◽

Scientific Methods ◽

Russian Economy ◽

Digital Infrastructure ◽

Absolute Volume ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Internal Costs ◽

The Impact

Purpose: this article identifies strategic directions for the development of digital infrastructure that affect the level of employment in the segments of small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian Federation, including identifying opportunities and threats for their implementation.Methods: the research involves the use of a complex of scientific methods – general (analysis, analysis, synthesis, comparison, comparison); econometric (tools of linear regression using the least squares method); elements of the strategy methodology of Professor V.L. Kvint (OTSWanalysis).Results: the study examines China's experience in developing and integrating digital infrastructure into the economy. The impact of these system-forming transformations on employment in various business segments is considered. The current policy of the Russian Federation in the aspects of digital transformation and digitalization is analyzed. The results of the implementation of this policy and the consequences of its implementation in the Russian economy are studied. By constructing an econometric model, the strategic directions of digitalization have been identified, which determine employment in the segments of small and medium-sized businesses in the conditions of economic and technological realities. Based on the OTSW-analysis, the opportunities and threats posed by the digitalization process were considered in terms of their impact on small and medium-sized businesses and employment in these segments of the economy.Conclusions and Relevance: the authors found that the most important strategic aspects of digitalization processes that directly affect the development of employment in the Russian segments of small and medium-sized businesses are: internal costs for research and development of digital solutions; the share of the population with access to the Internet; the absolute volume of investment in ICT. A clear understanding of the potential opportunities and threats of the planned strategic priorities will contribute to the effectiveness of the further development of the Russian digital infrastructure.

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