THE ROLE OF DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT IN STRENGTHENING THE STATE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM OF UZBEKISTAN

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a Tashkent State University of Economics image/svg+xml
b Tashkent State University of Economics image/svg+xml
c Tashkent State University of Economics image/svg+xml

Abstract

Digital development and social protection are two important directions in the international arena. Digital development refers to the use of digital technologies to promote social and economic development, while social protection refers to policies and programs that support and help vulnerable populations. The purpose of this study is to study the impact of digital development on the state social protection system in Uzbekistan. The research method is quantitative, and the data collection methods are primary and secondary. The main statistical analyzes were descriptive statistics, multivariate regression, linear regression, correlation matrix, and these analyzes were performed in the Stata IC/15.0 program. As variables of the study, the index of e-government development (independent); epi - electronic participation index (independent); sd - social development index (dependent); and spandl - social protection-labor (dependent). According to the results of the analysis, it was found that there is a high impact between digital development and the social protection system of the government. In addition, economic-mathematical models were developed based on multi-factor and linear regression analyses.

Keywords

digital development, digital technologies, e-government development, e-participation, social development, social protection systems


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