Search Results for Amjed H. Majeed

Abstract

The research aims to study the impact of digital poverty to reduce unemployment levels. The digital gap, which is part of digital poverty, exacerbates the unemployment problem, especially among individuals who lack the technological skills necessary to integrate into the technologically advanced labor market. Therefore, Future University students were selected as a sample for the research, as 116 electronic questionnaires were distributed to the researched students, and then analyzed using the advanced statistical program (SmartPLS). The descriptive exploratory analysis method was adopted in implementing the research. The results showed a strong positive relationship between digital poverty and unemployment rates, in addition to the presence of statistically significant differences in unemployment rates between the sexes. The study showed that students who suffer from digital poverty (lack of digital devices, Internet access, or digital skills) face greater difficulties in obtaining job opportunities, especially in the modern labor market that relies heavily on technology. Accordingly, the researcher recommends the necessity of enhancing digital skills as part of the student's scientific study to face the labor marke