Prospects for digital economy in six countries in southeast Europe
Journal
Economic Development, Journal of the Institute of Economics – Skopje
Date Issued
2017-07
Author(s)
Abstract
Progress made in storage, processing and transmission of digital
data allowed merger of the departments of computerization,
telecommunications and audio-video transmission, transforming into a
significant sector of the digital economy. Advances in digital economy
has realized a significant increase,1 implementing as an inevitable aspect
in many parts of the society as retail, transportation, education, health,
social interactions, banking and other elements. The growth of the digital
economy is also driven, supported and facilitated throughout wide access
to computers and the World Wide Web (Internet). In the world today,
information and communication technologies are an integral part of the
personal lives of people, businesses and governments, leading to
convergence of ICT and the economy. Therefore, the aim of this paper is
to consider the prospects of development of Digital economy in the six
countries of Southeast Europe i.e. Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia,
Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. According to
this, a research has been conducted, in order to determine the prospects
and possibilities for development of digital economy. The research was
conducted using the comparison method, where the gathered NRI data (including four main categories and ten subcategories) for the six
countries of the Southeast Europe where compared in order to determine
the prospects for development of digital economy. The findings of this
paper show us that the six European countries taken into consideration
trail behind the in the majority of indicators. However, they each excel in
different fields for development of the digital economy sector, and with
mutual collaboration they could enhance and further increase the
development of digital economy in their countries as well as the
Southeast Europe region.
data allowed merger of the departments of computerization,
telecommunications and audio-video transmission, transforming into a
significant sector of the digital economy. Advances in digital economy
has realized a significant increase,1 implementing as an inevitable aspect
in many parts of the society as retail, transportation, education, health,
social interactions, banking and other elements. The growth of the digital
economy is also driven, supported and facilitated throughout wide access
to computers and the World Wide Web (Internet). In the world today,
information and communication technologies are an integral part of the
personal lives of people, businesses and governments, leading to
convergence of ICT and the economy. Therefore, the aim of this paper is
to consider the prospects of development of Digital economy in the six
countries of Southeast Europe i.e. Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia,
Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. According to
this, a research has been conducted, in order to determine the prospects
and possibilities for development of digital economy. The research was
conducted using the comparison method, where the gathered NRI data (including four main categories and ten subcategories) for the six
countries of the Southeast Europe where compared in order to determine
the prospects for development of digital economy. The findings of this
paper show us that the six European countries taken into consideration
trail behind the in the majority of indicators. However, they each excel in
different fields for development of the digital economy sector, and with
mutual collaboration they could enhance and further increase the
development of digital economy in their countries as well as the
Southeast Europe region.
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