Benchmarking the digital divide using a multi-level outranking framework: Evidence from EBRD countries of operation

Petrović, Marijana; Bojković, Zoran; Anić, Ivan Damir; Petrović, Dalibor

doi:10.1016/j.giq.2012.05.008

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“…relations. Within this area of MCDM we decided on a specific method and software solution, ELECTRE MLO developed in Petrovic et al [69]. The method itself has been shown to be easily applicable for cross-country comparative reporting on various topics [70][71][72][73][74][75].…”

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An integrated view on society readiness and initial reaction to COVID–19: A study across European countries

Petrović

Bojković

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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With the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of society’s capability to deal with an acute health crisis is, once again, brought to the forefront. In the core is the need to broaden the perspective on the determinants of a country’s ability to cope with the spread of the virus. This paper is about bringing together diverse aspects of readiness and initial reaction to a COVID-19 outbreak. We proposed an integrated evaluation framework which encapsulates six dimensions of readiness and initial reaction. Using a specific multi-level outranking method, we analysed how these dimensions affect the relative positioning of European countries in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak. The results revealed that the order of countries based on our six-dimensional assessment framework is significantly reminiscent of the actual positioning of countries in terms of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in the initial phase of the pandemic. Our findings confirm that only when a country’s readiness is complemented by an appropriate societal reaction we can expect a less severe outcome. Moreover, our study revealed different patterns of performance between former communist Eastern European and Western European countries.

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An integrated view on society readiness and initial reaction to COVID–19: A study across European countries

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“…An interesting article that proposes a procedure to compare the digital divide is the publication of Petrović et al [34]. The authors, in order to implement the comparative analysis process, developed a method of multi-level elevation (ELECTRE MLO) based on the ELECTRE (ELimination Et Choice Translating REality) method family.…”

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Analysis of the Digital Divide Using Fuzzy Forecasting

Ziemba

Becker

2019

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In the countries of the former Eastern Bloc (Central and Eastern Europe) belonging to the European Union, a gradual elimination of the technological gap, greater expenditures, competitiveness and productivity can be noticed. In this context, analysis and forecast of the level of accessibility and use of ICT (information and communication technologies) by households in these countries has become interesting. It allows for the selection of digitally excluded regions, or those threatened with this phenomenon in the coming years (2018–2020). To carry out the analysis, a framework based on fuzzy numbers and the NEAT F-PROMETHEE (New Easy Approach To Fuzzy-PROMETHEE) method was developed. The potential of the fuzzy outranking approach taking into account the uncertainty of input data (criteria and preferences) has been demonstrated as an alternative to the IDI (ICT Development Index) methodology widely used in research on regional ICT development based on composite indices. Research has shown that Estonia is the leader in the area of ICT expansion among households, and in the next three years will definitely maintain its dominant position. Slovenia follows shortly after, followed by Latvia. At the end of the ranking were the countries with the largest percentage in Central and Eastern Europe of population excluded digitally or threatened with this phenomenon; these are: Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria and, in last place, Romania. Within this framework, the robustness of the obtained rankings to change in the degree of uncertainty of preferences was also examined. It turned out that eliminating the uncertainty of preferences resulted in an increase in the uncertainty of the aggregate, fuzzy grades obtained at the output.

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“…The first one is the decision on benchmarking partner-units (mostly countries) that will be engaged in the process. As argued by several authors (Rose, 1991, Bauer, 2009, Petrovic et al, 2012, in order to exploit international benchmarking for policy learning and transfer the countries included should share common policy goals and have international organizational/institutional support (such as the EU countries addressed in this study). The other issue is setting a proper indicator set that reflects policy aspects that are to be benchmarked.…”

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“…This path is represented by a set of intermediate benchmarks (performance targets) which mark the improvement steps along the route to the ultimate target (policy agenda goals). One idea to operationalize stepwise benchmarking is to use a multilevel outranking approach based on ELECTRE (ELimination Et Choix Traduisant la REalité) as described and applied in public policy domain in Petrovic et al (2012Petrovic et al ( , 2014Petrovic et al ( , 2017 and Stamenkovic et al (2016). In the centre of this approach is the overcoming of certain negative aspects of common analytical tools like DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) or CIs (Composite indices) approach (for comprehensive discussion see Petrovic et al, 2013b).…”

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A Sensitivity Analysis of ELECTRE Based Stepwise Benchmarking for Policy: the Case of EU Digital Agenda

Petrović

Bojković

Stamenković

et al. 2018

Manage: J. Sustainable Bus. Manage, Solutions Emerging Econ.

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Research question: This paper introduces a new parameter for evaluating the sensitivity of development paths in ELECTRE (ELimination Et Choix Traduisant la Realité) based stepwise benchmarking model. Motivation: The aim of the research was to devise a 'path sensitivity coefficient' which measures the sensitivity of a development path depending on parameters set by decision-maker (DM). The need for such measure comes from the fact that the hierarchical pre-order of benchmarking units are affected by the DM's subjective decisions on the threshold for declaring outranking relations among them. This consequently may disrupt the sequence of intermediate benchmarks - transitional targets to be followed on the route to the ultimate policy goals. The proposed approach is an extension of a stepwise benchmarking procedure devised by Petrovic et al. (2014) which evaluates development paths based on their gradualism. Idea: In this paper, we propose to characterize development paths by considering both gradualism and sensitivity to outranking thresholds. The standpoint of our research is that in order to make a reliable final choice the DM should be aware that the most gradual path is not necessary the most stable one. Tools: The proposed 'path sensitivity coefficient' combines four level of uncertainty coming from two threshold values set by DM. The coefficient has a relative nature, it points to the “distance” from the theoretically ideal solution - a path fully indifferent to threshold values. An approach to merge coefficients associated with gradualism and stability is also introduced. Data: To illustrate the proposed approach we applied it in the field of digital transformation of EU countries. We exploited indicators and data from Digital Agenda Scoreboard regarding specific policy goals to be achieved until 2020. Findings: The findings imply that the decision on the most gradual development path should be reconsidered in regards to the influence of model parameters. The final choice depends whether DM’s prefers the smoothness of the path or the overall stability in terms of underlying partial preorder. Contribution: This work contributes to the existing ELECTRE-based stepwise benchmarking by reducing the uncertainty coming from subjective parameterization and allows the DM to be more confident in the final path selection.

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Benchmarking the digital divide using a multi-level outranking framework: Evidence from EBRD countries of operation

Cited by 23 publications

References 37 publications

An integrated view on society readiness and initial reaction to COVID–19: A study across European countries

An integrated view on society readiness and initial reaction to COVID–19: A study across European countries

Analysis of the Digital Divide Using Fuzzy Forecasting

A Sensitivity Analysis of ELECTRE Based Stepwise Benchmarking for Policy: the Case of EU Digital Agenda

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