4.2.2 Analyzing the Impact of Digital Technologies on Human Activities, Generation and Dissemination of Knowledge
Ekaterina Streltsova
Project Leader
Project period
2023-2025
Context of Research Project within a Subject of Human Capital
Digitalization processes have positive and negative consequences for the whole society and the life of an individual, and digital transformations initiate new challenges for human development at the global, regional and local levels. The involvement of various segments of society in the digital environment depends both on external factors (necessary settlement infrastructure, income, relevant services and their quality, environment, etc.), which can be measured by general scientific methods, and on internal factors (general social attitudes, motivation, skills, perceived balance of risks and benefits, etc.), requiring fine tuning of theoretical optics and the development of specialized research tools.
The research project Analyzing the Impact of Digital Technologies on Human Activities, Generation and Dissemination of Knowledge is aimed at studying the underlying mechanisms that determine the transformational impact of digital technologies on human potential, economy and society.
Project Aim
Developing and testing theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the impact of digital technologies on human activity, generation and dissemination of knowledge
Project Objectives:
1. Study the ‘new generativity’: the transformational impact of digital technologies on human activities, the creation and dissemination of knowledge
2. Develop theoretical and model approaches to the analysis of the concept of privacy as an element of the business environment and social institution
3. Development a concept for analyzing the role and contribution of digital human potential in the socio-economic development of society
Key Findings
2020
The project has been implemented since 2023
2021
The project has been implemented since 2023
2022
The project has been implemented since 2023
2023
The theoretical and methodological framework for the study of the "new generativity" has been updated and tested: with an emphasis on the social aspect, its key elements have been identified; the analysis of these elements based on empirical data from monitoring surveys of the Higher School of Economics has been carried out.
|
The element of "new generativity" |
Its contents |
Current level |
|
|
Generative community |
the level of digital literacy and the benefits of using the Internet |
25% of Russians have at least a basic level of digital skills |
86% of Russians have gained at least one advantage from using the Internet |
|
Generative infrastructure |
the degree of penetration of digital technologies into society |
87% of Russians have at least one digital device at their disposal |
46% of households are provided with both fixed and mobile network access |
|
Combinatorial innovation |
the amount of organizational capital of companies / enterprises |
51% of companies in the Russian Federation have developed a strategy for the introduction of digital technologies |
|
|
Generative feedback |
risks of digitalization of society |
32% of Russian users have faced cyber threats in the recent past |
17% of Russian users suffered actual damage from cyber threats |
|
Generative results |
the degree of digitalization of professions and work activities |
42% of employed Russians use a smartphone in their work |
26% of employed Russians cannot perform work tasks without the Internet |
Educational Programs
The Program of Additional Professional Education «Digitalization of HR and Marketing Activities»
Publications
Polyakova V. et al. (2024) Irreversible effects? How the digitalization of daily practices has changed after the COVID-19 pandemic //Technology in Society. – 2024. – Т. 76. – С. 102447. doi
Popov E. V. Features of measuring digital literacy in Russia // Sociological research. 2023. No. 11. pp. 51-61. doi