Examining the social impacts of digitalisation based on the perspective of Hungarian experts
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https://doi.org/10.14267/VEZTUD.2023.06.03Keywords:
digitalization, society, experts, focus group, questionnaireAbstract
The subject of the research is the examination of the effects of digitalisation on society from the perspective of Hungarian experts. The data examined are derived from a qualitative and quantitative survey conducted in 2021. The former means focus group interviews and the latter covers an online questionnaire survey using descriptive statistics and relationship analyses. The aim of the research is to map the social impact of digitalisation and to investigate whether the perception of the impact of digitalisation on society depends on the individual (age, education) or organisational (sector of the organisation represented) characteristics of the experts involved in the research. The results of the analyses can provide guidance to decision makers of digital policy in identifying key areas for intervention.
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