This document summarizes information about the development of the information society in Eastern Poland based on empirical data. It finds that while Eastern Poland lags behind in infrastructure development, the region's human and social capital is comparable to other parts of the country. In particular, it notes that attitudes toward technology are changing faster than infrastructure and technological development. The document also analyzes differences in information society indicators like mobile phone and internet use across the different voivodeships of Eastern Poland.

1. InformationalsocietyintheEastern Poland from empiricalperspective Radosław Oryszczyszyn Institute of Sociology University of Białystok

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15. Mobile phoneusers (2005-2007 change) 23.9 22.57 21.12 20.39 20.24 20.09 19.96 19.9 19.59 17.59 16.98 13.85 13.23 12.92 12.27 12.1 L L Ł P P P K Ś Ś Z D O M M W W l u u ó o o o a u o p i a a w ą a j l d b b d d c l e i z o m r s a l l n o z ę e u l h k o k a k l o m s t o k p w s a o i s s r i w o o k i ś r e k o s d e k i s l i k ń p i l k p k i i ą e e n k s e r s o e a e i i o c s k z l k e o c - i k k s y o k i e i p p k s - i e e i o o k e e m i m m e a o o z r r u s s r k k s i i k e e i e

16. Internet usersin Poland (2007)

17. How many hourshaveyouspentusing Internet lastweek? 20.0 11.83 11.71 11.35 10.98 10.86 10.57 10.2 9.98 9.72 9.72 9.71 9.58 9.37 10.0 9.0 8.15 7.97 0.0 L L Ł P P P Ś Ś Z K D O M M W W l ó u u o o o a u o p w i a a ą a j d l b b d d c e l i z m o s r n a l l o z ę e u k h l o k a k o m l s t o k p w s a o i s s w r o i o k i ś e k o r s d e s k i k l i ń k p i l p k i e i e ą n k s e s r o e a e i i o c s k z k l e o c - i k k s y o k e p i i p k s - i e e i o o k e e m i m m e a o o z r r u s s r k k s i i k e e i e Internet usingfrequency

18. Intensive and occasional Internet users

19. Individualdigitalpotential and Internet usingintensity

20. Internet usingobjectives

21. Placeswherepeopleuse Internet

22. Contactsmade by Internet

23. Contactsmade by Internet lastweek

24. Human and social capital despite of objectivelimitations Despite of infrastructuralbackwardness, Eeastern Poland societydemonstrateshuman and social capital comparable to others regions of Poland Attitudechangesarefasterthantechnological and infrastructuralchanges

25. Rozwój społeczeństwa informacyjnego Polski Wschodniej Population of Eastern Poland doesn’tdiffersignificantlyfromrest of the country withininformationalsociety development Therearesignificantdifferencesbetweenindividualvoivoidships of Eastern Poland

26. Thankyou for yourattention Radosław Oryszczyszyn Institute of Sociology, University of Białystok  tel. +48504064851  oryszczyszyn@gmail.com  www.soc.uwb.edu.pl