Digital transformation of the labour sphere: a comparative analysis of the indicators of Russia and Belarus

Authors

  • Larissa G. Titarenko Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2207-9894
  • Ruben V. Karapetyan Saint Petersburg State University, 7-9 Universitetskaya Embankment, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia

Keywords:

digital economy, digitalisation of the labour sphere, information and communication technologies, digitalisation of production and consumption
Supporting Agencies
The research was conducted by the grant of the Belarusian Republican Fundamental Research Fund (contract No. Г20Р-109 dated 04.05.2020) and Russian Fundamental Research Fund (contract No. 20-511-00011); the research topic «The effects of digital transformation on the labour activity of the urban population (on the example of Minsk and Saint Petersburg)».

Abstract

The article provides a comparative analysis of the indicators of development and dissemination of information and communication technologies in the field of labour, achieved in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus in the process of digital transformation of the sphere of labour within the framework of state programs for the development of digitalisation in both countries. The purpose of the article is a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of digital transformation processes that determine changes in the social and labour sphere of the two countries. The goal is revealed by solving two main tasks – the analysis of state statistics data and the analysis of the results of sociological research conducted in this area. The authors proceed from the thesis of the duality of the processes of digitalisation of labour and show that they not only bring positive results, but also create new risks and threats to humanitarian security. Comparative analysis of statistics shows the success achieved by each country in the digital transformation of labour, reveals the trends of this process, while the results of sociological research reveal the negative consequences of the same processes (technostress, the growth of digital inequality, burnout of the employee). It is concluded that there is a need for a balanced approach to the further development of the digitalisation of labour and the development of social policy measures aimed at reducing potential risks to the working man.

Author Biographies

  • Larissa G. Titarenko, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    doctor of science (sociology), full professor; professor at the department of sociology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

  • Ruben V. Karapetyan, Saint Petersburg State University, 7-9 Universitetskaya Embankment, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia

    PhD (sociology), docent; associate professor at the department of economic sociology, faculty of sociology

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2021-04-13

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No. 1 (2021): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology

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Titarenko, L.G. and Karapetyan, R.V. 2021. Digital transformation of the labour sphere: a comparative analysis of the indicators of Russia and Belarus. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology. 1 (Apr. 2021), 52–69. DOI:https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6821-2021-1-52-69.