Economic and Social Benefits of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation in The Republic of North Macedonia

Year 2020, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 42 - 51, 31.12.2020

Elizabeta Tosheva

Abstract

Digital technologies provide opportunities for inclusive and sustainable economic growth in all sectors of the economy and society. The EU countries regarded digitalization as the main driver of competitiveness, economic development and employment growth. The main goal of the development of digital infrastructures is to ensure that all citizens (including socially disadvantaged population groups) regardless of their location or place of living can use digital opportunities without any technical, organizational and financial restrictions or difficulties. Digitalization should be carried out through the economic growth by increasing the efficiency, productivity and competitiveness of the use of digital technologies, which implies the digital transformation of economic sectors, areas of activity, as well as the acquisition of new competitive qualities and properties. In our research, we used a deduction method to determine global trends in the digitalization, an institutional analysis to identify the objects of regulation of public life digitalization through the concrete examples and evidence in relevant institutions, information synthesis methods to indicate the penetration of digitalization in the institutions, as well as analysis of the economic and social benefits of the users in terms of business efficiency, relying on the results obtained from the research carried out in the selected companies and institutions in the Republic of North Macedonia.

Keywords

Digital economy, institutions, digital technologies, North Macedonia

Thanks

This article is an expanded version of the paper titled "Electronic Communication as A Precondition for Efficiency of the Institutions and Companies in The Republic of North Macedonia" presented at the "Digital Transformation of the Economy and Society: Shaping the Future" conference

Kuzey Makedonya Cumhuriyeti'nde Dijital Ekonomi ve Dijital Dönüşümün Ekonomik ve Sosyal Faydaları

Abstract

Dijital teknolojiler, ekonominin ve toplumun tüm sektörlerinde kapsayıcı ve sürdürülebilir ekonomik büyüme için fırsatlar sunmaktadır. AB ülkeleri dijitalleşmeyi rekabet edebilirliğin, ekonomik kalkınmanın ve istihdam artışının ana itici gücü olarak gördü. Dijital altyapıların geliştirilmesinin temel amacı, tüm vatandaşların (sosyal olarak dezavantajlı nüfus grupları dahil), bulundukları veya yaşadıklara yere bakılmaksızın, dijital fırsatları herhangi bir teknik, örgütsel ve finansal kısıtlama veya zorluk olmadan kullanabilmelerini sağlamaktır. Dijitalleşme, ekonomik sektörlerin, faaliyet alanlarının dijital dönüşümünün yanı sıra yeni rekabet nitelikleri ve özelliklerinin kazanılması anlamına gelen dijital teknolojilerin kullanımının verimliliğini, üretkenliğini ve rekabet gücünü artırarak ekonomik büyüme yoluyla gerçekleştirilmelidir. Araştırmamızda dijitalleşmedeki küresel eğilimleri belirlemek için bir kesinti yöntemi, ilgili kurumlardaki somut örnekler ve kanıtlar aracılığıyla kamusal yaşam dijitalleşmesinin düzenlenme nesnelerini belirlemek için bir kurumsal analiz, dijitalleşmenin nüfuzunu gösteren bilgi sentez yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Kuzey Makedonya Cumhuriyeti'ndeki seçilmiş şirket ve kurumlarda yapılan araştırmalardan elde edilen sonuçlara dayanarak, kurumların iş verimi açısından ekonomik ve sosyal faydalarının analizi yapılmıştır.

Keywords

Dijital ekonomi, kurumlar, dijital teknolojiler, Kuzey Makedonya

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