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The Digital Landscape of Global Economic Development
Kalenyuk I. S., Uninets I. M., Djakon A. A.

Kalenyuk, Iryna S., Uninets, Iryna M., and Djakon, Antonina A. (2025) “The Digital Landscape of Global Economic Development.” Business Inform 11:181–192.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-4459-2025-11-181-192

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Abstract:
The rapid spread of ICT is a defining trend in modern global development, transforming the entire system of relationships and communications, creating new forms and models of economic activity, new markets, and new investment opportunities. The processes of digital transformation are developing so swiftly that the analysis of quantitative data, as well as comparisons of current status and growth rates, remains a highly relevant scientific challenge. The aim of the article is to systematize the main global indices that characterize digitization processes and to identify the world’s leading countries. The study identified key global indices that measure and rank countries based on the level and dynamics of digitalization. These indices include: ICT Development Index, Networked Readiness Index, E-Government Development Index (EGDI), Digitization Index (DiGiX), and Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI). The systematization of existing data over a ten-year period has made it possible to identify the countries leading in the spread of ICT across various sectors of society. Analysis of the data confirmed the global expansion of internet access. While in 2009 only 24% of the world’s population used the internet (1.7 billion people), by 2024 this figure had risen to 68%, or 5.5 billion people. At the same time, a significant digital divide persists: in high-income countries, 93% of the population uses the internet, whereas in low-income countries, only 27% do. Ukraine consistently improves its position according to all indices. Continuous monitoring of modern ICT development trends requires further attention and leaves ample scope for additional analysis, as despite large investments in digital ecosystems, substantial inequality remains among countries worldwide. Therefore, overcoming the digital divide has become a crucial issue in contemporary global economic development.

Keywords: digitalization, information and communication technologies, socioeconomic development, digital divide.

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Kalenyuk Iryna S. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Director, Research Institute of Economic Development, Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman (54/1 Beresteiskyi Ave., Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine)
Email: [email protected]
Uninets Iryna M. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Professor, Department of Economic Theory, Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman (54/1 Beresteiskyi Ave., Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine)
Email: [email protected]
Djakon Antonina A. – PhD, Professor, Pro-rector, Riga Nordic University (1 Valerijas Seiles Str., Riga, Latvia)
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