NON-DIGITALIZATION AND DIGITAL INEQUALITY

Abstract

Technological developments are a landmark as the focal point of global economies. The digitalization process is a phenomenon that develops with technological developments. Like every innovation, digitalization is a necessity that affects businesses and forces change in the process. As digitalization is a normal transition, non-digitalization and the resulting concept of digital inequality are some of the results that emerge in a normal situation. The aim of the study is to analyze the answers to questions such as why businesses cannot go digital and what is the concept of digital inequality, how does it affect businesses or what are the main reasons for this situation, how the use of information technologies reveals non-digitalization, and the results are revealed. Most importantly, it is aimed to justify the problem in order to find a solution to this problem with a comprehensive analysis in order to know what is behind the non-digitalization and digital inequality. In this context, the pace of technological development, the socio-economic and cultural infrastructure of the country are also discussed. As a result, the answer to the question of why we cannot go digital is explained with a general framework.