DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE ECONOMY AND POPULATION

Climate changes and ecological sustainability in agriculture and food production in Serbia, the region and Southeastern Europe : proceedings, (pp. 408-416)

AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Biljana Grujić Vučkovski1, Dragana Stevanović1, Branko Tomić1

Tamiš Research and Development Institute, Pančevo, Serbia

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DOI: 10.46793/MAK2025.408GV

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of introducing and implementing information and communication technologies (abbr. ICT) in private and professional life. More precisely, there are numerous methods for measuring the level of digitalization in society, the state, the region, etc., and this research focuses on analyzing the Digital Economy and Society Index (abbr. DESI). The observation period spans from 2017 to 2022 for the European Union (abbr. EU) and 2022 for the Western Balkans and Serbia. Additionally, the study examines the presence and use of broadband internet connections among individuals, households, and businesses in Serbia from 2015 to 2024. The results indicate that EU countries are significantly ahead of Western Balkan countries in terms of digital societal transformation. Data on the level of digitalization is published by the European Commission, while information for the Western Balkans is available in reports from the Regional Cooperation Council (abbr. RCC). Furthermore, data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (abbr. SORS) was also utilized.

KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:

Digitalizationa, DESI index, ICT, Economy

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / ПРОЈЕКАТ:

Paper is a part of research financed by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia and agreed in decision no. 451-03-66/2024-03/200054, and research results on project U 01/2023 Green economy in the era of digitization, Faculty of Finance, Banking, and Auditing, Alpha BK University in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia.

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