Shaping the Inclusivity in the New Society by Enhancing the Digitainability of Sustainable Development Goals with Education

Lavinia Dovleac, Ioana Bianca Chițu, Eliza Nichifor () and Gabriel Brătucu
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Lavinia Dovleac: Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Brașov, 500036 Brasov, Romania
Ioana Bianca Chițu: Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Brașov, 500036 Brasov, Romania
Eliza Nichifor: Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Brașov, 500036 Brasov, Romania
Gabriel Brătucu: Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Brașov, 500036 Brasov, Romania

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 4, 1-14

Abstract: The literature introduced the concepts of sustainability and digitalisation as one, mixed-combined and named as digitainability. By linking digital divide, sustainability, and digitalisation, the authors aimed to: (i) identify variables that might influence the digital divide index; (ii) determine variables to model sustainable development goals; and (iii) create a model to explain digitainability through education. Analysing the sample of 13 EU developed countries, the authors created three econometric models and analysed the manner of how education might shape the inclusivity in a new and ever-growing Society. The results generated an inter-connected model that shows that new Society depends on the users’ medium or high skills because of their strong and positive influence on the digital divide index. The scientific contribution reveals solutions for an inclusive future, not far from the demanding requirements of the present. The theoretical implications shape the necessity to collaborate with policy makers to optimise the educational public system requirements in order to form prepared specialists for high-demanding markets in which they will work. The orientation of managerial implications of top leaders from companies must address an adapted mindset to collaborate with the academic environment to discover and understand the truth about the challenges of the new Era.

Keywords: digitainability; sustainable development goals; digital divide index; digital skills; society 5.0; inclusive future (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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