Digitalisation and the foundational economy: A digital opportunity or a digital divide for less-developed regions?

Reynolds, Laura; Henderson, Dylan; Xu, Chen; Norris, L. C.

doi:10.1177/02690942211072239

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“…This implies that digital-based social entrepreneurship education and training are important to increase total effectiveness and productivity and reduce unemployment (Padilla-Vento, 2021). Therefore, rural economic fundamentals (FE) could help develop more efficient regions (Reynolds et al, 2022). This model could be operationalized as an ethnography-based institutional policy with socio-economic outcomes for underdeveloped areas (Reynolds et al, 2022).…”

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“…Therefore, rural economic fundamentals (FE) could help develop more efficient regions (Reynolds et al, 2022). This model could be operationalized as an ethnography-based institutional policy with socio-economic outcomes for underdeveloped areas (Reynolds et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It provides new challenges and opportuni- (SSE) transformation model. Digitalization also increases economic growth and regional development potential (Baranauskas & Raisiene, 2022;Reynolds et al, 2022). However, this topic has only been examined regarding its benefits instead of its negative impacts.…”

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Digitalization Technology for Sustainable Rural Entrepreneurship and Inequality

Prasetyo¹,

Setyadharma²

2022

JHRSS

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The digitalization technology transformation of entrepreneurship has positive impacts but also increases inequality and disrupts the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study aimed to examine the impact of digitalization technology transformation on rural entrepreneurship and explain its mitigation efforts using exploratory sequential mixed methods. The policy acceptance model method was used to reduce uncertainty in analyzing entrepreneurial behavior patterns. Data were collected using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews equipped with ethnographic observations. The results showed that the digitalization technology transformation of rural entrepreneurship supports various new potentials. These include decent work opportunities, family entrepreneurship, and local economic growth. However, the technology increases inequality and the fear of traditional markets that could disrupt achieving other sustainable development goals (SDGs). This inequality and the risk of uncertainty could be mitigated by the social solidarity economic transformation business model based on the potential of local humanist wisdom. Therefore, this study could provide scientific information and implications for social and institutional policies. It could also contribute to the literature on new institutional and social entrepreneurship innovation theories related to the wave of Kontratieff Schumpeter.

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Digitalization Technology for Sustainable Rural Entrepreneurship and Inequality

Prasetyo¹,

Setyadharma²

2022

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“…So far, most studies agree that the DE is favorable to economic progress; however, at the same time, it also harbors a series of uncertainties, such as triggering the digital divide [39]. It is clear that the DE has created a powerful shock and that the development of the DE may have differentiated impacts on different regions and industries [40], while ER can play a moderating role in this process. Resilient regions can better adapt to changes in the DE, mitigate adverse impacts, and promote ISOU by utilizing the DE.…”

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How Does the Digital Economy Drive the Optimization and Upgrading of Industrial Structure? The Mediating Effect of Innovation and the Role of Economic Resilience

Song,

Jiang

2024

Sustainability

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The digital economy (DE) has become a major driving force behind the optimization and upgrading of industrial structures (ISOU), but research on its driving mechanisms has yet to be verified. To this end, the driving influence of the DE on ISOU is targeted and the role played by economic resilience (ER) and innovation is explored. Based on the panel data of 31 provinces in China from 2011 to 2020, the driving influence of the DE on ISOU is analyzed using a two-way fixed-effects model. This empirical study finds that the DE has a positive driving effect on both industrial structure advancement and rationalization and that the driving effect is still significant after the addition of control variables and the robust-type test with one period of lag. The DE presents regional differences in ISOU, with the driving effect of the DE on the industrial structure advancement in the eastern region having a more significant performance than that in the central and western regions and the driving influence on the rationalization of the industrial structure in the eastern and western regions exceeds that in the central region. The impact of the DE on ISOU has a mediating role through innovation. ER has a moderating role in the process and innovation, as a partial mediator, also has a threshold effect. Finally, based on the research and discussion, conclusions and countermeasure recommendations are presented.

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“…The extent to which technology users may access digital space is influenced by existing geographical arrangements of resource allocation (Soltani et al, 2021 ). The regional agglomerations or, at the micro-spatial level, the spatial-economic status of each place is a driver of ICT access and (Reynolds et al, 2021 ). On the other hand, the specific areas with a large population of socially disadvantaged individuals are normally associated with higher digital divide, implying that policies must be space-based as well target the spatial distribution of minorities (Lucendo-Monedero et al, 2019 ).…”

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Spatiotemporal investigation of the digital divide, the case study of Iranian Provinces

Qadikolaei

Zali

Soltani

2022

Environ Dev Sustain

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Many communities and territories in developing countries experience significant gaps in access to and use of information and communication technology (ICT), which is viewed as a major impediment to socioeconomic and health-related vulnerabilities. Geographic considerations, on the other hand, as well as variations in motivation for ICT usage and technology adoption within and across nations, as well as between cultures, have exacerbated the digital divide. This paper investigates disparities in access to and utilization of ICT in 31 Iranian provinces from 2011 to 2020. The research discovers evidence that family income and the number of R&D centers affected the formation of the digital divide, albeit the degree of the split has fluctuated through time and space. This study discovered that digital inequality is associated with social exclusion throughout Iranian regions, and it went on to try to better understand the underlying issues and potential solutions. In this regard, some policy avenues are suggested for government action, particularly for marginalized socioeconomic groups, such as the provision of infrastructure, training and skill augmentation, and the easing of digital services supplied by the government or private sector.

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Digitalisation and the foundational economy: A digital opportunity or a digital divide for less-developed regions?

Cited by 13 publications

References 44 publications

Digitalization Technology for Sustainable Rural Entrepreneurship and Inequality

Digitalization Technology for Sustainable Rural Entrepreneurship and Inequality

How Does the Digital Economy Drive the Optimization and Upgrading of Industrial Structure? The Mediating Effect of Innovation and the Role of Economic Resilience

Spatiotemporal investigation of the digital divide, the case study of Iranian Provinces

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