The Role of the Scientific Community in the Development of the Information Society in the Regions of Russia

Authors

  • Sergey Borisovich SHAPOSHNIK Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Keywords:

Information and communication technology, information society, scientific community, subjects of the Russian Federation, Yaroslavl Oblast, composite indicators, statistical methods, Pearson correlation coefficient.

Abstract

The article presents the results of an empirical study of the role of the scientific community in the development of the Internet and the information society in the regions of Russia. A high level of correlation between the Internet penetration and the share of researchers in the population of the Russian regions is explained by the fact that the scientific community has emerged as a leader in organizing, developing and disseminating computer network technology in the regions of Russia.

About author

Sergey Borisovich SHAPOSHNIK

Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Senior Researcher, Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IHST RAS); Member of the Board of Directors, Head of the Directorate for Monitoring Information Society Development, Institute of the Information Society

Published

31.01.2020

How to Cite

SHAPOSHNIK, . S. B. (2020). The Role of the Scientific Community in the Development of the Information Society in the Regions of Russia. Information Society, (4-5), 94-100. Retrieved from http://infosoc.iis.ru/article/view/212

Issue

No. 4-5 (2017): Artificial Intelligence, User Content, Digital Technology - Empowerment

Section

Science and innovations in the information society