Development of information and communication services in Central and Eastern Europe

Développement des services d’information et de communication en Europe centrale et orientale

Vania Ivanova, Stela Raleva and Ilia Atanasov
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Vania Ivanova: Université de Sofia
Stela Raleva: Université de Sofia
Ilia Atanasov: Université de Sofia

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Abstract: In the new context of a dual transformation of EU economies - green and digital, ICT services are becoming increasingly crucial both as a generator of information technologies for all sectors and as a catalyst for economic growth. Their development is essential for the CEECs in view of the ongoing structural transformation and the real convergence process. The aim of the paper is to analyse the development of ICT services in CEECs for the period 2004-2021 and to identify, through cluster analysis, the specificities of the individual patterns that have emerged, commenting on their relationship with the absolute β-convergence. The results show relative importance of ICT services in GDP, GVA and employment for most countries. However, countries continue to be heterogeneous and this shapes four different patterns in terms of the current status and development prospects of ICT services.

Keywords: Economic growth; CEE countries; Cluster analysis; Economic convergence; Average labour costs; Gross value added; ICT services; Pays d'Europe centrale et orientale; Analyse groupée; Convergence économique; Coûts moyens de main-d'œuvre; Valeur ajoutée brute; Croissance économique; Services TIC (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-05-07
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Published in European Review of Service Economics and Management, 2024, 2023-2 (16), pp.19-54. ⟨10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-17009-9.p.0019⟩

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DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-17009-9.p.0019

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