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COVID-19 pandemic ‘e-experiences’ as accelerators of digital society
 
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Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych i Zarządzania, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Polska
 
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Instytut Socjologii, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Polska
 
 
Submission date: 2023-09-04
 
 
Final revision date: 2024-04-29
 
 
Acceptance date: 2024-06-27
 
 
Online publication date: 2024-09-30
 
 
Publication date: 2024-09-30
 
 
Corresponding author
Anna Iwona Piotrowska   

Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych i Zarządzania, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Polska
 
 
Ekonomista 2024;(3):299-317
 
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ABSTRACT
This study aims to determine the factors that increased the likelihood of noticing the usefulness of digital solutions during the pandemic. A matrix of basic socio-demographic factors, individual experiences with digital solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and specific factors imposed exclusively by the pandemic (e.g., fear of human contact) are all included. The methodology comprises a survey of 1,000 adult residents of Poland. The sample was structured so as to be representative of the Polish population in terms of age, gender, and place of residence. Logit modelling was used to analyse the results. Using digital solutions for government business, education, consultations, shopping, and interpersonal communication during the COVID-19 pandemic was found to have a significant positive impact on the perception of the usefulness of digital technologies. The study posits that the pandemic accelerated and consolidated the creation of a digital society through positive and relatively new e-experiences on a mass scale.
FUNDING
This work was supported by the National Science Centre, Poland, under Grant No. 2017/26/E/HS4/00858, and the Nicolaus Copernicus University ‘Excellence Initiative—Research University’ programme for 2020–2026.
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