The effect of digital technology development on economic growth

Inna Irtyshcheva

doi:10.5267/j.ijdns.2020.11.006

Abstract

The article simulates the impact of the digital technologies’ development on economic growth, which makes it possible to find ways to improve the quality of various spheres of life and identify areas of the economy, the accelerated digitalization of which will ensure an increase in gross domestic product (GDP). The research used groupings of economic activities that directly influence the development of the digital economy. Using the data of regression models, the coefficients of GDP elasticity from the development of the studied sectors were calculated and used to forecast GDP under the development influence of the studied sectors while maintaining the existing trends. The dynamics of the e-commerce market development in Ukraine, the dynamics of production volumes of products (services) of the main types of economic activities in the field of digital transformation of the economy in Ukraine, the dynamics of financial results of enterprises in the information and telecommunications sector in Ukraine, the dynamics of capital investments in the field of information and communications of Ukraine, the dynamics of foreign investment in the development of the type of economic activity “information and telecommunications” in Ukraine, the dynamics of the development of the main areas of digitalization of the Ukrainian economy in 2010-2018 and the dynamics of GDP in actual prices were revealed. A correlation and regression analysis of the impact of the main indicators of the digital technologies sectors development on Ukraine's GDP is also carried out. The forecast extrapolation trend of production growth volumes of products and services in the information sector of Ukraine was built. A forecast of GDP growth in Ukraine has been constructed, taking into account the processes of digitalization of the economy in accordance with certain trends. The forecast dynamics of changes in GDP under the influence of the IT sector development until 2023 was also illustrated. It was found that Ukraine lags significantly behind most developed countries in terms of the level of industrial production development of information and communication technologies and equipment, Ukraine is completely import-dependent in this area. It has been proved that stimulating the development of information and communication technologies has significant prospects for activating digitalization processes in all spheres of the economy and society and increasing GDP.

Highlights

The development of relationships in a social environment depends on the level of economic development
According to Hlinenko and Daynovskyy (2018) “the growth of e-commerce turnover in Ukraine is obviously due to the fact that for an increasing number of our fellow citizens, the Internet is turning into a natural habitat, within which more and more needs are being satisfied”
The authors proved that the growth in the volume of e-commerce in Ukraine is associated with the expansion of citizens' access to the Internet

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Introduction

The development of relationships in a social environment depends on the level of economic development. This applies to any level: global, European, national, regional, territorial, etc. Many countries of the world use this technology to improve the efficiency of economic development, increase competitiveness, and etc. The digitalization of society provides for the formation of relationships between government, business and society using the latest information technologies, covers socio-economic events on the Internet platform, mobile and sensor networks. The introduction of the digital economy makes it possible to increase labor productivity, business competitiveness and the well-being of citizens. To implement the digital economy, first of all, it is necessary to provide expanded access to the Internet, because today the Internet is the most important element of economic development

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