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Analiza rozwoju nowych technologii w gospodarstwach domowych w Polsce
Analysis of new technologies development in households in Poland

Author(s): Dorota Pekasiewicz, Agata Szczukocka
Subject(s): Micro-Economics, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Keywords: new technologies; information society

Summary/Abstract: In recent years an intensive development in the field of new technologies has been observed in Poland. The level of computerisation and digitalisation is the defining factor in determining information society. Access to knowledge and information has an impact on the socio-economic development and competitiveness of the economy. Infrastructure ICT (Information and Communication Technologies), which includes: desktops, laptops, phones and Internet access, has become the working tool, source of information. The aim of the article is to draw attention to the accessibility and using of ICT in households. In the article the conditions of access to new technologies, the structure of users, duration of computers and Internet usage are considered. The choice of topic was connected with the belief that ICT are becoming a prerequisit for access to full participation in society.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 247-259
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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