| Autor: Marcin Gryczka |
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Strony: 139-162
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SELECTED REASONS AND CONSEQUENCES OF BACKWARDNESS IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY CREATION PROCESS IN POLAND
Summary
Information and telecommunication technology development is undeniably one of the important factors for global knowledge diffusion and digital society creation in the contemporary global economy. The main goal of this paper is to analyze ICT infrastructure advances having taken place in the European Union, Japan and the United States in last fifteen years, and – based on the analysis results – to specify the most important, present and potential future problems for Polish economy mostly due to its ICT usage backwardness. While ICT infrastructure development level in Poland is closing to the EU averages, still the most important issue is lack of Internet usage possibilities and increasing digital divide between urban and rural regions, which in the near future can be the main barriers for socioeconomic growth and competitiveness of Polish economy.
pełen tekstSELECTED REASONS AND CONSEQUENCES OF BACKWARDNESS IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY CREATION PROCESS IN POLAND
Summary
Information and telecommunication technology development is undeniably one of the important factors for global knowledge diffusion and digital society creation in the contemporary global economy. The main goal of this paper is to analyze ICT infrastructure advances having taken place in the European Union, Japan and the United States in last fifteen years, and – based on the analysis results – to specify the most important, present and potential future problems for Polish economy mostly due to its ICT usage backwardness. While ICT infrastructure development level in Poland is closing to the EU averages, still the most important issue is lack of Internet usage possibilities and increasing digital divide between urban and rural regions, which in the near future can be the main barriers for socioeconomic growth and competitiveness of Polish economy.