Examining the Digital Mentality of Regional Population
https://doi.org/10.35854/1998-1627-2021-8-603-611
Abstract
Aim. The presented study examines the level of digital mentality among the population of the Orenburg region using the survey method.
Tasks. The author aims to determine the results of examining the digital mentality of the population of the Orenburg region.
Methods. The digital mentality of the population of the Orenburg region is examined using survey, analysis, and other methods.
Results. A questionnaire is compiled in accordance with the approach used by the scientific community to examine the digital readiness and digital trust of the population. The answers to the questions of the author’s questionnaire characterize the level of computer literacy, digital competencies, and digital trust among the region’s population.
Conclusions. The degree of development of digital competencies (digital knowledge and skills of interaction with digital tools) of the region’s residents directly affects the level of the population’s digital readiness; high accessibility of Internet resources provides opportunities to increase the digital literacy of the region’s population.
About the Author
D. E. BekbergenevaRussian Federation
Dina E. Bekbergeneva, Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor of the Department of Theory and Practice of Management, Researcher
26 Kuracha Str., Orenburg 460000
21 G.S. Aksakov Str., Samara, Samara Region 443030
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Review
For citations:
Bekbergeneva D.E. Examining the Digital Mentality of Regional Population. Economics and Management. 2021;27(8):603-611. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35854/1998-1627-2021-8-603-611