Measuring the impact of digital technologies on transport industry – macroeconomic perspective

Abstract

Digital technologies, digitization, digitalization, digital transformation buzzwords and phenomenon of today. A question arises in connection with these catchy terms. What are the consequences of the penetration of digital technologies into business processes? Measurements of these consequences can be oriented micro-economically and macro-economically. The aim of this article is to focus on the macroeconomic perspective. Emphasis is placed on a selected industry of the national economy, which is the transport industry of Slovakia. The research results are an estimate of how digital technologies affect the transport industry. The conclusions of the research can serve as a basis for the formulation of transport policies that are a part of a strategy of digital transformation of the transport industry.