Abstract
What is more influential – technology or society? While this issue has been a constant dilemma for many researchers, the situation in Israel is clear; Israel is a leading high-tech country and technology is leading society in all aspects. In terms of technology, Israel is a technologically advanced market economy. It is known as a “Startup Nation,” which means that its economic growth is stupendous and leading in high-tech worldwide. On the other hand, Israel is the most impoverished of the OECD thirty-four member countries, with a poverty rate of 20.9% and has one of the biggest gaps between its rich and poor in the developed world. This research investigates how we label Israel, which on the one hand is a leading startup nation and on the other falls behind many countries in major social and policy categories, to what this research defines as the digital gap. The question that stands at the heart of this research is, based on the Israeli experience: how technology is changing society?
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"Digital gap", " Israel", " developed countries", " developing countries", " start-up"
Digital Media
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