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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.