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New Dimensions of Functional Illiteracy in the Digital Economy

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  • Marina Baskakova
  • Irina Soboleva

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Marina Baskakova - Doctor of Sciences in Economics, Leading Researcher, Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. E-mail: baskakovame@mail.ruIrina Soboleva - Doctor of Sciences in Economics, Head of the Center for Employment Policy and Social and Labor Relationships, Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. E-mail: irasobol@gmail.comAddress: 32 Nakhimovsky Ave, 117218 Moscow, Russian Federation.We explore the new aspects of functional illiteracy associated with the inability to seamlessly fit into the new economic reality that requires mastering skills and technologies adequate to the digital economy. Data on the level of computer literacy and web accessibility for different categories of population is used as basic indicators of readiness to use digital technology in everyday life and in the workplace. The study shows that about one third of the adult population in Russia is at risk of functional illiteracy. Older cohorts, low-educated people from low-income households, and rural dwellers are the most vulnerable groups. The regional factor makes an additional contribution to the digital divide. We argue that special measures and programs to overcome digital illiteracy targeted at population groups in high-risk geographic areas should be developed. The article is based on the data from the Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey conducted by Rosstat and the Federal Statistical Survey on the Use of Information Technology.

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  • Marina Baskakova & Irina Soboleva, 2019. "New Dimensions of Functional Illiteracy in the Digital Economy," Voprosy obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow, National Research University Higher School of Economics, issue 1, pages 244-263.
    • Handle: RePEc:nos:voprob:2019:i:1:p:244-263
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