不同国家和地区的社会信息化程度与人民生活质量的相关性分析

Cross-National Study between the Level of Societal Informatization and the Quality of Life

透过具公信力的国际调查机构的国家数据的分析,找出世界各国的社会信息化程度与其生活质量之间的关系。整体模式明显指出一个国家的社会信息化程度,在很大程度上影响到人民生活的质量。其中,数字机会指针、电子化社会准备度与IDC信息社会指针3个信息社会指针与人类发展指针高度正相关,其相关系数各自达到0.93、0.84与0.89。可以推论各国的人类发展指针受到信息社会程度的影响。然而再进一步看这3个信息社会指针与快乐程度的关系就没有那么强,各自的相关系数为0.46、0.64与0.61。同样地,这3个信息社会指针与主观幸福感也差不多在同一水平,各自的相关系数为0.52、0.62与0.57。这说明人类的快乐与幸福的主观认知,不全然建立在有形的信息建设上面。信息技术是生活质量中快乐与主观幸福感的必要条件,但不是充分条件。对使用信息技术来增加人类的自我价值观的议题,在最后的结论有详细讨论。

This cross-national study uses various data sets from international organization surveys to find out relationships between the level of societal informatization and the quality of life. The whole model showed that the nation＇s degree of societal informatization positively influences the quality of life. All the three societal informatization indicators （DOI： Digital Opportunity Index, e-readiness and IDC Information Society Index） have strong positive correlations with HDI （Human Development Indicators）. The coefficients were 0.93, 0. 84 and 0. 89 respectively. It can be inferred that physical human development was influenced by degree of societal informatization. But the relation between degree of societal informatization and happiness was relatively weaker. The coefficients were 0.46, 0.64 and 0. 61 respectively. Similarly, relation between degree of societal informatization and SWB （subjective well-being） was not as strong either. The coefficients were 0.52, 0.62 and 0.57 respectively. The results show that human＇s happiness and subjective well-being were not built on tangible infor- mation technologies entirely. Information technologies are necessary, but not sufficient condition for people＇s happiness and quality of life. This paper discusses how to employ information technologies effectively to increase the level of human＇s self-perception of life values.