%0 Journal Article
%T Technology, Society and the Digital Gap
%A Yaron Katz
%J Advances in Applied Sociology
%P 60-69
%@ 2165-4336
%D 2019
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/aasoci.2019.91005
%X What is more influential¡ªtechnology or society? While this issue has been in constant dilemma for many researches, the situation in Israel is clear: Israel is a leading high-tech country and technology is leading society in all aspects. In terms of technology, Israel is a technologically advanced market economy. It is known as a ¡°Start-up Nation¡±, which means that its economic growth is stupendous and leading in high-tech worldwide. On the other hand, Israel is among the most impoverished of the OECD member countries, with a high rate of poverty and a social and digital big gap between its rich and poor. The main issue that this research investigates is the social gap of a developed country and a leading start-up nation which falls behind many countries in major social and policy categories. As the research demonstrates, Israel is a prime example of the domination of technology over society. The country¡¯s development is a product of the digital revolution which situates Israel as a developed country in terms of technology, however also has been negative for the socio-economic inequality, to what this research defines as the digital gap.
%K Technology
%K Society
%K Israel
%K Digital Gap
%K Social Gap
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=89901