Digital technologies and social inequalities

Abstract

Digital technologies are of enormous significance for the pace of the development of a significant part of the global population. Contrary to expectations, however, they also affect the consolidation of socio-economic inequalities in the world. Considering many current, caused by inequalities and very serious phenomena, such as mass migrations, we should develop effective ways to prevent the growing developmental differences in the world through, among others facilitation of wide access to education and promotion of creating branches of innovative companies in poorer societies.