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Title: IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE DIGITALISATION OF THE ENTERPRISES IN THE BIOECONOMY SECTOR

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE DIGITALISATION OF THE ENTERPRISES IN THE BIOECONOMY SECTOR
Sandija Zeverte-Rivza; Ina Gudele
10.5593/sgem2022/2.1
1314-2704
English
22
2.1
•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE 
•    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
The COVID-19 outbreak has heavily influenced the way many businesses operate across all sectors linked to both changes in the consumer behavior, social-distancing restrictions and also the availability of resources and services (inc. public services) for businesses. These restrictions have influenced also the work of enterprises in the sector of bioeconomy – producers, processors and distributors of manufactured goods like food, clothing or home goods and other bio-based sectors both in the stages of primary production and processing and distribution.
This study aims to assess the digitalisation process of the enterprises in the bioeconomy sector, the enterprise`s motivation for digitalisation and the impact of COVID-19 to the digitalisation of enterprises. It analyses the results of a survey carried out in Latvia in 2 phases – in 2020 and 2021 of entrepreneurs and employees of the enterprises working in the sector of bioeconomy, which allows to identify the digitalisation tools used by these enterprises and their motivation in moving towards the digital transformation.
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This research was funded by the Post-doctoral Research Aid Program of the State Education Development Agency of the Republic of Latvia, project “Digitalisation of Enterprises of the Bioeconomy Sector for Increasing their Competitiveness and Exportability” grant number 1.1.1.2/VIAA/3/19/553.
conference
Proceedings of 22nd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2022
22nd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2022, 04 - 10 July, 2022
Proceedings Paper
STEF92 Technology
International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM
SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Turkish Acad Sci.
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04 - 10 July, 2022
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digitalisation, bioeconomy, entrepreneurship, COVID-19, competitiveness