Capability of Higher Education in Overcoming Digital Inequality in the Conditions of the Crisis in Ukraine

Stepura Tetiana () and Kuzmak Olena
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Stepura Tetiana: Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine
Kuzmak Olena: Lutsk National Technical University, Lutsk, Ukraine

Economics, 2023, vol. 11, issue s1, 21-36

Abstract: The purpose of the article is to assess the gap between people’s readiness for effective activity in the digital economy and to identify the functional capabilities of universities to reduce this gap. The research used methods of generalizations, logical, systematic, and comparative analysis, and statistical-economic, sociological, and economic-mathematical methods and techniques. The results of the study showed that the digitalization of the economy, the state, and society, which is taking place in Ukraine, requires a significant increase in the level of society’s readiness for digital changes. For effective integration into the digital environment, in particular in the field of education, it is necessary to create a digital infrastructure that meets EU standards. The authors conducted a study of the development of the digital inclusive component of the regions of Ukraine.Proposed ways of digital development of society. In particular, it has been proven that promoting the development of the provision of educational services improves the digital literacy of the population for daily tasks and for employers to minimize the gaps between the digital environment and people’s skills. It is substantiated that the acquisition of new digital skills and competencies of employees requires the development of training networks and the improvement of foreign language knowledge, both for young people and for other generations.

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable development goals; digital inequalities; digital education; Ukraine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E58 E59 O23 Q33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.2478/eoik-2023-0028

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