The information society and socio-economic sustainability in european regions. Spatio-temporal changes between 2011 and 2020

Temporal Dynamics of Citizen-Reported Urban Challenges: A Comprehensive Time Series Analysis

“…Focuses on the dynamic fabric of civic life within the Municipality of Patras, Greece. Aligns with the existing literature [4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28], which highlights the significance of temporal analysis of urban data in informing planning and decision-making.…”

“…In this comprehensive literature review, several studies contribute valuable insights into the spatiotemporal dynamics of critical challenges in different urban sectors. Reference [13] investigates the spatiotemporal dynamics of Information and Communication Technology (ICT-H + i) and socio-economic Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in European regions from 2011 to 2020. It highlights the significant progress made in the implementation of ICT-H + i and SDGs post-COVID-19, with the pandemic altering ICT-H + i usage and impacting SDGs in economic and social dimensions.…”

Sustainability through digital transformation: EU practices

“…The economic dimension mainly covers resourceefficient economic growth, green technology investments, and green finance, while the environmental dimension addresses climate change, biodiversity and conservation, and the circular economy [43]. Thirdly, the social dimension emphasizes social inclusion, quality of life, and gender equality [44]. Here, the policy frameworks and regulations of governments are significant to monitor and report the industries in a transparent way [45,46].…”

“…The ICT use of individuals in the EU is affected by several elements, such as access through a digital infrastructure that is directly linked to internet availability and affordability [1], digital skills/literacy that can be improved by training/education to close the generation/age gaps, socioeconomic elements that can be shaped by income and employment status [44], digital inclusion strategies with governmental initiatives and accessibility standards [71], cultural elements with attitudes of people and social norms [72], digital privacy and cybersecurity [38], content relevance and local language [73], and regulations [74]. The aforementioned variables are interrelated and their influence on ICT use varies by EU member state.…”

Strategic Transition to Sustainability: A Cybernetic Model

“…Achieving sustainable development in an organisation is closely linked to sufficiently comprehensive and integral governance and management, where owners and managers are aware of sustainability issues and where the elements of sustainable development are integrated into the organisation's vision, business policies, core, and other strategies, and their implementation. Therefore, when examining the achievement of sustainable development in an organisation, it is necessary to take as a starting point the individual level (micro-aspect), which, through the organisation (meso-aspect), affects the social, economic, environmental and ecological levels (macroaspect) [7,32], also known as the triple bottom line (TBL) or 3P (people, planet, and profit) concept [33][34][35][36]. This is how individual responsibility (micro-level) and, thus, individual competitive advantages can be achieved (as individuals are the organisation's stakeholders), which results in organisational responsibility (meso-level) and thus in organisational competitive advantages, which consequently leads to economic responsibility (macro-level), including social, environmental, and ecological aspects, and thus in competitive advantages for the economy (Figure 2).…”