How Digital Inclusion Increase Opportunities for Young People: Case of NEETs from Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey

Gabriela Neagu, Muhammet Berigel and Vladislava Lendzhova
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Gabriela Neagu: Research Institute for Quality of Life, 050711 Bucharest, Romania
Muhammet Berigel: Management Information Systems, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey
Vladislava Lendzhova: Department of Sociology, Philosophy Faculty, South-West University, 2700 Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 14, 1-17

Abstract: This paper examines the perspectives of rural NEETs in the information society. Our analysis focuses on the situation of three European countries—Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey—characterized by a high share of rural areas and a population of NEETs. From a methodological point of view, we use alternative research methods (secondary data analysis) with statistical methods (simple linear regression). From a theoretical point of view, we will opt for a multidimensional analysis perspective: the theory of digital divide, digital inclusion, virtual mobility, etc. Through data analysis, we expect to obtain a more complete and detailed picture of the ICT situation in rural areas (level of digital skills, level of digital inclusion) to demonstrate the importance of ICT in optimizing virtual mobility for the living conditions of the population, especially the NEET population.

Keywords: digital inclusion; virtual mobility; rural areas; NEETs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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