Digital Economy as a Factor of Increasing the Socio and Economic Sustainability of Rural Territories

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10.2991/ispc-19.2019.14How to use a DOI?

Keywords

sustainable development, digital economy, innovations, rural areas, socio-economic development, digitalization

Abstract

The paper presents the justification of the digital economy as a factor of increasing socio-economic stability (sustainability)of rural areas. The levels and stages of the digital economy formation are determined. The author gives an explanation of the concepts of sustainable development and digital economy. The factors influencing the development of digitalization population’s vital activity are designated. The data on the provision of digital technologies in Russia as a whole are presented. A list of characteristics of the digital economy to assess the stability of the territories is proposed. Emphasis is made on a significant lag in the pace of implementation of digitalization in the spheres of life of the rural population. The main reasons for the refusal to use the Internet by the rural population are: lack of interest in the use of the Internet (22 %); lack of sufficient knowledge and skills to use the Internet (8.9 %); high cost of Internet connection (5.9 %); lack of technical ability to conduct the Internet (4.1 %). The introduction of digital technologies in rural areas and the formation of digital competencies in rural areas will reduce information inequality among residents of cities and villages and improve the quality of life of the population, which will be expressed by increasing the level of employment and education of the rural population, reducing transaction costs, increasing the level of information support and involvement of rural areas in the world community, improving the environmental situation, improving the quality of social relations

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Olga Rubaeva
AU  - Tatiana Nikitina
PY  - 2019/06
DA  - 2019/06
TI  - Digital Economy as a Factor of Increasing the Socio and Economic Sustainability of Rural Territories
BT  - Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Digital agriculture - development strategy” (ISPC 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 59
EP  - 63
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ispc-19.2019.14
DO  - 10.2991/ispc-19.2019.14
ID  - Rubaeva2019/06
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