Information Society in Hungary: Impact Assessment of Public Policies with the Help of Social Indicators
Information Society in Hungary: Impact Assessment of Public Policies with the Help of Social Indicators
Author(s): Péter FutóSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Communication studies, Social Informatics, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: e-society; e-learning; e-work;
Summary/Abstract: Despite significant policy efforts, in 2003 the Hungarian general population has fallen behind the Central and Eastern European (CEE) average regarding most social indicators of Internet access, usage, knowledge and attitudes. The article is a policy impact assessment interpreting the results of a population survey covering 10 countries of CEE, performed in 2003 within the framework of the SIBIS Project (Statistical Indicators Benchmarking the Information Society). The 10 Newly Associated States (NAS) covered by the survey are as follows: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. In case of Hungary the relevant strategies, legal framework development and support actions of various public policy areas are analysed with the help of an international comparative analysis of survey findings.
Journal: Society and Economy. In Central and Eastern Europe ǀ Journal of the Corvinus University of Budapest
- Issue Year: 27/2005
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 171-193
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English