DIGITALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES
Abstract
It is stated in the article that digitalization has social, economic, and environmental implications. The value of ensuring equitable access to new technology, in the first instance, the Internet, should be addressed when building digital infrastructure. The Nordic countries is a big perspective market for e-commerce, although they are not the obvious target market for e-commerce expansion plans, mostly because of the language issue. In the Nordic areas, smart city technologies have already been introduced as early adopters of sound information and communication technology. At the national level, all Nordic countries have implemented digital policies or strategies. Nordic digitalization and automation represent a huge opportunity for a better manufacturing situation.
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