Digital development among top 5 ASEAN countries: Is there convergence or divergence?

Open Research Europe, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5, P. 2 - 2

Published: Jan. 8, 2025

Background Digitalization is a critical driver of economic growth and innovation. Reducing disparities in digital development essential for ensuring inclusive sustainable progress across nations. This study explores convergence among the top five ASEAN economies—Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei—by focusing on two key indicators: internet usage fixed broadband subscriptions. The goal to determine whether are narrowing or widening over time, assessed through sigma beta convergence. Methods analysis uses panel data spanning 1995 2022 2003 Sigma examines reduction while tests less digitally advanced countries catching up with more ones. Results findings indicate both subscriptions, suggesting that these nations becoming similar their development. However, shows mixed results. While there evidence usage, implying up, subscriptions exhibit divergence, indicating access. Conclusions results highlight need policymakers stakeholders address gaps infrastructure access, particularly falling behind Targeted interventions promote equitable growth. Future research should include additional indicators provide comprehensive view region.

Language: Английский

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Assessing the digital divide in the energy transition: Surveying the social factors influencing home energy management systems in Austria

Energy Research & Social Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 120, P. 103941 - 103941

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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How the digital economy promotes urban–rural integration through optimizing factor allocation: theoretical mechanisms and evidence from China

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

The digital economy plays an increasingly crucial role in bridging the gap between urban and rural areas. This study investigates how development of can foster integrated areas by optimizing factor allocation, with emphasis on its potential to narrow urban-rural divide. aims examine impact integration, focusing particularly mediating optimized allocation. Using panel data from 30 Chinese provinces 2011 2022, we construct indicators for integration. analysis employs a two-way fixed-effects model, effect spatial Durbin model explore evolution Findings suggest that enhances integration both directly indirectly. It contributes indirectly optimizes allocation labor, capital, land, technology, information, further promoting convergence. effects these mechanisms exhibit significant threshold heterogeneity. These results underline importance accelerating mobility as key strategies Policy implications focus enhancing efficiency resource across accelerate balanced development.

Language: Английский

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Navigating the Digital Divide in India: A Comprehensive Guide

Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(2), P. 16 - 24

Published: April 16, 2024

Purpose of the study: This paper attempts to gain insights into manner in which first-level digital divide contributes more pervasive second-level associated with and motivation for usage across social groups. Methodology: The study used data from Government India’s NSS 75TH round survey (2017-18) on consumption education. Binary logistic regression is as a statistical method that can estimate probability an outcome, such affordability or accessibility, based one predictor variables. Main Findings: Findings reveal that, marginalized groups, class location plays underlying role propagating divide. Furthermore, when assessing socio-cultural factors perpetuate inequalities. variable gender shows improved financial capacity afford devices does not guarantee increased access skills. Gender-based stereotypes act deterrents, steering women away engaging computers. Applications this research seeks highlight exclusion among vulnerable communities, aiming address gap fulfill primary objective Sustainable Development Goal "Leaving No One Behind" thereby contribute establishment equitable society. Novelty/Originality Many existing studies rely outdated data, prompting need fresh perspective using updated datasets. investigate disparities within different segments Indian society, utilizing recent nationally representative survey. Given absence information at second stage India, addresses inequality crisis by exclusively examining first level, revolves around physical ownership resources.

Language: Английский

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Spatial and temporal evolution patterns and spatial spillover effects of carbon emissions in China in the context of digital economy

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 373, P. 123811 - 123811

Published: Dec. 24, 2024

Language: Английский

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