Digital Aspects of Modern Society and Education Realities
Valentina Milenkova *
South- West University “Neofit Rilski”, Ivan Mihailov 66 Street, 2700, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
Vladislava Lendzhova
South- West University “Neofit Rilski”, Ivan Mihailov 66 Street, 2700, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
Boris Manov
South- West University “Neofit Rilski”, Ivan Mihailov 66 Street, 2700, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This article focuses on the importance of digitalization in the modern society. Following the National Statistical Institute data in regional and age aspects that presented different dimensions of digitalization and its entry in the society are analyzed. The digitalization of education is shown, following various policies and measures taken at the national level. An important element of the analysis is the data on online learning and arguments of different groups of parents about its place in the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main conclusion of the article is that in Bulgarian society there is a relatively good digital environment that is an important prerequisite for the development of the digital skills in the modern societies.
Keywords: Digitalization, policy for digitalization, COVID-19, online learning