INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATON TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: A SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INDEX RECOMMENDATION FOR TURKEY

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATON TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: A SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INDEX RECOMMENDATION FOR TURKEY

Yazarlar:

Fergül Özgün

Yayıncı:

Pamukkale University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekonomi

Dergi:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 59, pp.163-180

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001304010

pISSN:

1308-2922

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Özet:

 Social development is a vital element of sustainability. However, the fact that it is a wide-ranging and dynamic field makes the measurement of the concept difficult, and it reveals the need for updating its content depending on the developments. In the literature, social development has generally been measured with dimensions such as education, health, and gender equality. Today, however, technological indicators have become a part of social development and there is a need to prepare a new social development index to which information and communication technologies ICT are added. In this study, an index of social development including the ICT dimension were prepared and index calculations for Turkey were performed. There are twelve variables under four dimensions, namely ICT, education, health, and gender equality, in the index covering the years 20082020. Principal Component Analysis was used in the index calculation. The results of the analysis revealed that the values of the social development index in Turkey increased over time. However, the increase in social development needs to be continued. For this, more importance should be given to the dissemination of information and communication technologies, increasing the education level of the society, facilitating access to health services, and ensuring gender equality.

 Social development is a vital element of sustainability. However, the fact that it is a wide-ranging and dynamic field makes the measurement of the concept difficult, and it reveals the need for updating its content depending on the developments. In the literature, social development has generally been measured with dimensions such as education, health, and gender equality. Today, however, technological indicators have become a part of social development and there is a need to prepare a new social development index to which information and communication technologies ICT are added. In this study, an index of social development including the ICT dimension were prepared and index calculations for Turkey were performed. There are twelve variables under four dimensions, namely ICT, education, health, and gender equality, in the index covering the years 20082020. Principal Component Analysis was used in the index calculation. The results of the analysis revealed that the values of the social development index in Turkey increased over time. However, the increase in social development needs to be continued. For this, more importance should be given to the dissemination of information and communication technologies, increasing the education level of the society, facilitating access to health services, and ensuring gender equality.

 Social development is a vital element of sustainability. However, the fact that it is a wide-ranging and dynamic field makes the measurement of the concept difficult, and it reveals the need for updating its content depending on the developments. In the literature, social development has generally been measured with dimensions such as education, health, and gender equality. Today, however, technological indicators have become a part of social development and there is a need to prepare a new social development index to which information and communication technologies ICT are added. In this study, an index of social development including the ICT dimension were prepared and index calculations for Turkey were performed. There are twelve variables under four dimensions, namely ICT, education, health, and gender equality, in the index covering the years 20082020. Principal Component Analysis was used in the index calculation. The results of the analysis revealed that the values of the social development index in Turkey increased over time. However, the increase in social development needs to be continued. For this, more importance should be given to the dissemination of information and communication technologies, increasing the education level of the society, facilitating access to health services, and ensuring gender equality.

 Sosyal kalkınma, sürdürülebilirliğin sağlanmasında önemli bir unsurdur. Ancak geniş kapsamlı ve dinamik bir alan olması kavramın ölçümünü zorlaştırmakta, yaşanan gelişmeler doğrultusunda içeriğinde güncelleme yapılması ihtiyacını ortaya çıkarmaktadır. Literatürde sosyal kalkınma genellikle eğitim, sağlık, cinsiyet eşitliği gibi boyutlarla yansıtılmıştır. Günümüzde ise teknolojik göstergeler sosyal kalkınmanın bir parçası haline geldiği için bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin eklendiği yeni bir sosyal kalkınma endeksinin oluşturulmasına ihtiyaç vardır. Çalışmada, bilgi ve iletişim teknolojileri boyutunun dâhil edildiği bir sosyal kalkınma endeksi oluşturularak Türkiye için endeks hesaplamaları yapılmıştır. 2008-2020 yılları arasını kapsayan endekste bilgi ve iletişim teknolojileri, eğitim, sağlık, cinsiyet eşitliği olmak üzere dört boyut altında toplam on iki değişken bulunmaktadır. Endeks hesaplama aşamasında Temel Bileşenler Analizi kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçları Türkiyede sosyal kalkınma endeksi değerlerinin zaman içinde yükseldiğini ortaya koymuştur. Ancak sosyal kalkınmadaki artış devam ettirilmelidir. Bunun için bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin yaygınlaştırılmasına, toplumun eğitim seviyesinin yükseltilmesine, sağlık hizmetlerine erişimin kolaylaştırılmasına ve cinsiyet eşitliğinin sağlanmasına daha fazla önem verilebilir.

Makale detayları

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATON TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: A SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INDEX RECOMMENDATION FOR TURKEY

Yazarlar:

Fergül Özgün

Yayıncı:

Pamukkale University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekonomi

Dergi:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 59, pp.163-180

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001304010

pISSN:

1308-2922

Sustainable development

Social development

Information and Communication Technologies

Principal Components AnalysisSürdürülebilir Kalkınma

Sosyal Kalkınma

Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri

Temel Bileşenler Analizi

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Fergül Özgün

Yayıncı: Pamukkale University

Ana Başlıklar: Ekonomi

Dergi: Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 59, pp.163-180

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 11/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001304010

pISSN: 1308-2922

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Fergül Özgün

Yayıncı:

Pamukkale University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekonomi

Dergi:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 59, pp.163-180

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001304010

pISSN:

1308-2922