Digital transformation of society – problems and prospects of sociological study

  • Gennady P. Korshunov Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

Abstract

The article presents a variant of problem and perspective research of processes related to the development of scientific and technical progress and the introduction of information and communication technologies in all spheres of life: in economics and politics, in social and cultural spheres.

Author Biography

Gennady P. Korshunov, Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanava Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

PhD (sociology), docent; director

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Published
2019-06-21
Keywords: digitalization, information and communication technologies, economics, culture, politics, social sphere
How to Cite
Korshunov, G. P. (2019). Digital transformation of society – problems and prospects of sociological study. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology, 1, 12-22. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/sociology/article/view/1761
Issue
No 1 (2019): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology
Section
To Know so that to Foresee...

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