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Pomiar wykluczenia cyfrowego – zagrożenia dla Po- kolenia Y
Measurement of the digital divide – risks for Generation Y

Author(s): Agnieszka Stanimir
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Generation Y; digital divide; DESI; multidimensional statistical analysis

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study was to define the digital divide, an indication of the EU countries which are similarly evaluated in terms of the digital divide. Another objective was to identify differences in the use of the Internet by the Generation Y in Poland and the European Union. Tasks that are defined in the strategy Europe 2020 with regard to the European Digital Agenda are an important factor that directs efforts to help young people access the Internet and the widest range of products and services related to it. Limit in ac-cess is associated with the digital divide. The European Commission has defined a meas-ure allowing comparison of skills and the use of digital technologies in the European Un-ion – Digital Economy and Society Index – DESI. Its level was measured in the years 2014 and 2015.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 426
  • Page Range: 194-205
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish