Digital Gap in EU Countries and its Impact on Labour Productivity and Global Competitiveness

Полозова, Т. В.; Kolupaieva, Irina; Шейко, І. А.

doi:10.36689/uhk/hed/2021-01-065

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“…The researchers concluded that as the DESI value increases, the employment rate and personal earnings increase, as well as the long-term unemployment rate and labor market uncertainty, decrease, so the development of digitalization favors positive employment indicators. Another study examined the relationship between digitization and labor productivity and the global competitiveness index [34].…”

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The relationship between digital development and economic growth in the European Union

Török

2024

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Numerous studies have proven that digital development positively affects economic growth. This study aims to confirm or refute the positive impact of digital evolution on economic growth by applying the dimensions of the International Digital Economy and Society Index (I-DESI). The analysis refers to the period 2015–2020 of the European Union member states. The study's novelty is that the I-DESI index has yet to be used in research to investigate the relationship between the digital transition and GDP production. The present study, therefore, goes one step further than the previous typical DESI-GDP models. The research uses Pearson correlation and F-statistic analysis to show the relationship between the variables. The study confirms that digital development has positively impacted the economic growth of EU member states. This result was confirmed by both Pearson and Spearman correlation. However, the results are ambivalent. The empirical results indicate that the more digitally developed member countries had a higher GDP per capita. However, the positive effect is different. The results confirm that the development of digitalization and GDP increased more dynamically in the more digitally developed EU member states than in the less developed member states. Therefore, an increase in the backwardness of the less developed member countries and not a catch-up can be observed in the period under review.

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The relationship between digital development and economic growth in the European Union

Török

2024

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“…For example, clustering method with the k-means algorithm was used by (Polozova et al, 2021) to group EU-28 countries and show the linkage between digital and human development as well as the linkage between digitalization and global competitiveness of the EU countries, based on Eurostat data. Such research was limited to a single method and area.…”

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Asymmetry and convergence in the development of digital technologies in the EU countries

Kolupaieva,

Tiesheva

2023

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Research background: Digitalization in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated significantly across Europe, including in regions that are at the stage of catch-up development. However, as innovative technologies are intensively integrated into everyday life, the digital gap between the EU countries is increasing. The widening digital gap is becoming a serious threat to achieving the EU's sustainable development goals and building a sustainable European society. Purpose of the article: The purpose of the article was to empirically substantiate the inclusiveness and convergence of the digital strategy in the EU countries. Methods: Using the method of fuzzy sets, the level of asymmetry in access to transactional (e-commerce), information (cloud computing), operational (artificial intelligence) technologies in the EU countries was assessed. The negative impact of the digital gap within the countries (the gap between small, medium, large companies) and the global digital gap (the gap between EU countries) on the competitiveness of countries was established, for which correlation analysis and the Granger causality test were used. Findings & value added: The findings of this study contribute to the literature of digital transformation and digital gap of European countries. The impact of the digital gap in transactional, information, operational technologies on the competitiveness of countries is differentiated depending on the level of digitalization of the country. Cluster groups of countries are determined by the convergence of digitalization and ways to ensure long-term competitiveness. The directions for reducing the digital gap in the EU countries are substantiated by changing the priorities of spending on innovation and increasing productivity, diversifying the digital technologies used. The empirical results obtained can serve as a basis for improving the effectiveness of the digitalization policy in the EU countries in accordance with individual convergence goals. The main added value of the paper is related to the presented research procedure, which can be used in analyses of digital technologies development also for other countries. The results provide valuable insights into evaluating the digital technologies in European countries.

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“…This approach makes it possible to determine the tools of state regulation to ensure the functioning of the single digital market. Cluster approach was also used in the research (Polozova et al, 2021) to analyze the impact of digital technologies on the level of competitiveness of the countries.…”

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Interrelations between Digital Development and IT & Hi-Tech, R&D sectors, Labor Market in EU Countries

Полозова¹,

Kolupaieva²,

Шейко³

2023

Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference Hradec Economic Days 2023

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The paper presents a methodical approach to analyzing the interrelations of the digital development indicators and the indicators of IT & Hi-tech and R&D sectors as well as the labor market. The authors of the article have conducted analyses of the interrelations of the digital indicators and the indicators of IT & Hi-tech, R&D sectors as well as the labor market. Based on canonical correlation analysis, the results of the research have proved the existence of a stable correlation between the indicators of each pair. The regional peculiarities of EU countries of the relations between the analyzed groups of indicators for the period 2016-2020 were singled out; namely most of Eastern European countries were placed below the average European level while Scandinavia and Northern Europe belonged to the group of leading countries. The results of the interrelations between digitalization indicators and indicators of the IT & Hi-tech, R&D sectors as well as the labor market made it possible to draw conclusions regarding the choice of directions for digital government policy.

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Digital Gap in EU Countries and its Impact on Labour Productivity and Global Competitiveness

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

The relationship between digital development and economic growth in the European Union

The relationship between digital development and economic growth in the European Union

Asymmetry and convergence in the development of digital technologies in the EU countries

Interrelations between Digital Development and IT & Hi-Tech, R&D sectors, Labor Market in EU Countries

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