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Digital literacy of the elderly population and digitalization of enterprises: Experience of European countries
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2020-12-104-124
Abstract
The article analyzes the digital literacy of the elderly population and digitalization of enterprises — important indicators of competitiveness — in the EU countries. The research methodology is based on Eurostat data and indicators of the composite index of digitalization of economy and society developed by the European Commission. The results of the comparative analysis show that the digitalization of enterprises and population in transition countries lags behind the developed EU countries. The digital literacy of the elderly population remains the lowest and lags behind the digital literacy of the younger population. At the same time, the higher the share of enterprises with a high level of digitalization in a country, the larger the share of elderly population with a basic level of digital literacy.
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Smirnykh L.I. Digital literacy of the elderly population and digitalization of enterprises: Experience of European countries. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2020;(12):104-124. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2020-12-104-124
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