Experience of research of the topic of digital inequality in the Arctic based on ideas of German sociologists and psychologists
Abstract The article is devoted to the problem of digital inequality in the Arctic in the entire complexity of this problem. It cannot be reduced only to providing all Arctic communities with equal access to digital devices and technologies. Even in this area, there is a need to combine different wa...
| Published in: | IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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IOP Publishing
2020
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012113 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012113/pdf https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012113 |
| Summary: | Abstract The article is devoted to the problem of digital inequality in the Arctic in the entire complexity of this problem. It cannot be reduced only to providing all Arctic communities with equal access to digital devices and technologies. Even in this area, there is a need to combine different ways to solve this problem – the development of a fiber optic network, as in Murmansk, and satellite Internet, as the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). However, this problem has a serious humanitarian component, consisting in the need to develop a culture of using digital technologies. This means an awareness of the challenges and dangers of the one-sided development of a personality in case of neglect of other forms of activity in the world, except for staying in virtual reality, as well as the danger of dominance in society such as individuals who are not able to distinguish a subject from an object, not capable of self-control and responsible actions. The culture of using digital technologies presupposes the establishment of a reasonable framework for their application and public control of them, which will put them at the service of the development of humanity in interpersonal relationships and the people themselves. As a result, digital technologies will be able to synchronize unrelated processes in the Arctic based on the information that is presented in digital form. It is on this basis that relations of cooperation between various actors in the development of the Arctic can be established, which will allow to achieve the effect of the synergy of their actions in the process of the spread of digital technologies in the Arctic. |
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