Digital transformation, well-being and shrinking communities : Narrowing the divides between urban and rural
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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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2023-08
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en
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13
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Heliyon, Volume 9, issue 8
Abstract
The ongoing digital transformation and the digitalisation of services profoundly affect the everyday lives of citizens. Digital transformation's impact is complex and may have both positive and negative consequences on well-being. Particularly in rural areas and shrinking communities, digitalisation and the concentration of services can diminish the level of local services, but digital transformation also promises significant opportunities and benefits to the residents of shrinking and rural communities. This study employed the environmental scanning and futures wheel methodologies to assess the current and future impact of digital transformation and information and communications technology on residents' well-being in shrinking Finnish communities. The results indicate that this impact is more positive than negative, as digitalisation enables multiple services that were previously lacking in these locations. Digitalisation and the rise of remote working can also bring new opportunities and residents to rural and shrinking communities.Description
Funding Information: Open access funded by Helsinki University Library . Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors
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Digitalisation, ICT, Remote services, Shrinking communities, Wellbeing
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Kiviaho, A & Einolander, J 2023, ' Digital transformation, well-being and shrinking communities : Narrowing the divides between urban and rural ', Heliyon, vol. 9, no. 8, e18801 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18801