Grouping Countries of the European Region by Their Sustainability and Digitalization Performance

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10.2991/aebmr.k.210213.009How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals, Global Innovation Index, Clustering Analysis, European countries

Abstract

Statement that digitalisation and innovation processes can affect sustainable development is widely accepted among scholars. The global digitalisation provide the necessary tools to ensure the development of economic, social and environmental issues and accelerate sustainable level. On the other hand, digitalisation may negatively enhance some sustainability aspects. The aim of the research is to define interaction between digitalisation and sustainability in the context of 39 countries of the European Region through data gathering and grouping countries by applying clustering analysis. The research is based on the performance scores in the fields of digitalisation (Global Innovation Index) and sustainability (Sustainable Development Goals Index.). Intragroup homogeneity of the profiles of four clusters was found. The results of this study indicate the concept of digitalisation act together with the goals of sustainability.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yana Lopatkova
AU  - Zhanna Belyaeva
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/02/15
TI  - Grouping Countries of the European Region by Their Sustainability and Digitalization Performance
BT  - Proceedings of the XV International Conference "Russian Regions in the Focus of Changes" (ICRRFC 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 58
EP  - 63
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.210213.009
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.210213.009
ID  - Lopatkova2021
ER  -