Spatial Distribution of Information Society Development in Poland

Abstract

This article overviews factors important to the development of information society (IS) in Poland, considers indicators of the current state of affairs and developmental dynamics of the IS development process, and proposes a certain research methodology. Our study assumes that network access (in abroadly construed sense) is a crucial factor in IS development and poses the following hypothesis: the index of population potential (modified to account for rank-order differences and demographic characteristics of geographical units) constitutes an appropriate measure of network accessibility, and thus in turn may serve as an index of IS development. This hypothesis is then verified on the basis of data for Poland’s voivodships(regions). A Synthetic Index of Information Society (SIIS) is posited, constructed of partial indicators. This synthetic index and the individual partial indicators are correlated against the classical and modified population potential indexes. Based on a review of international and Polish literature, partial indicators are selected for which statistical data can be collected, to use in compiling the synthetic IS measure. Special attention is paid to spatial distribution in the degree of IS development.

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