The Correlation Between Digital Competence and E-Government Capability in Today’s Hungary
Copyright (c) 2025 Budai Balázs Benjámin
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Abstract
Digital literacy is the focus of our research. Based on the results of a large-scale, nationwide, representative omnibus survey conducted in spring 2023, this study examines the relationship between public administration and digital competencies in Hungary today.
Our survey was also compared with the DESI/Digital Decade 2030 2023 indicator and the relevant results of the 2022 national census of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), thus providing a more nuanced picture. All dimensions of digital inequality, the correlations between digital competencies, and the reasons for the low scores for digital public administration skills remain clear. Once again, it is confirmed that competency in practice breeds competence, lack of competence, and lack of practice breeds competence deficits.
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