Paper—Assessment of the Impact of Cloud Technologies on Social Life in the Era of Digitalization Assessment of the Impact of Cloud Technologies on Social Life in the Era of Digitalization https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i21.22985 Elena Panfilova1(), Anna Lukyanova2, Nikolay Pronkin3, Еlena Zatsarinnaya4 1State University of Management, Moscow, Russian Federation 2Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation 3Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation 4Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation panfilovaelena@yahoo.com Abstract—Due to the expansion of new digital trends in the strategic devel- opment of territorial units, it became necessary to structure the socio-economic effects from the introduction of innovative technologies grounded on cloud computing. The novelty of the study is explained by the popularity and active development of modern technologies in all spheres of social life in the era of digitalization that require the necessity to study the peculiarities of their influence on the modern life of society. Realized the identification of cloud technologies impact on the social life in the era of digitalization, an online conference was held between representatives of government, business, science, and education of the Republics of Karelia, Komi, Adygea, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Krasnodar Krai and Stavropol Krai (Russian Federation). In the context of innovative possibilities of platform economy, in discussion were identified the key effects of the cloud solutions implementation in the Russian Federation regions development prospect strategy. The results of the experiment based on the study of the influence of the implementation of cloud solutions on the regional development level show such effects as social and human cap- ital foundation, improvement the quality and standard of living in a region and social interaction, development of social constructivism, economic potential and competitiveness of social capital. The analysis of the received results indicates the positive social effects of cloud technologies at the level of a territorial unit are achieved by increasing digital literacy of the population and opening up new opportunities and platforms for social interaction and constructivism; providing the population with convenient services and open data for participation in active social, economic and political life. Based on the experiment it`s determined that cloud technologies help to form a digital educational environment, modernize educational programs for the preparation of high-quality labor resources, develop digital infrastructure of individual settlements, create user content to preserve socio-cultural identity, and popularize a region in the global information space. The results of the experiment also show the opportunity to increase the population quality of living and ensure the growth of the efficiency and productivity indica- tors of labor resources with the help of cloud technologies. The listed above are achieved by expanding the marketing capabilities of business structures, provid- ing them with new business models and digital services; optimization of resource 144 http://www.i-jim.org https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i21.22985 mailto:panfilovaelena@yahoo.com Paper—Assessment of the Impact of Cloud Technologies on Social Life in the Era of Digitalization management, digitization of business processes, and platform organization of labor. The prospects for the further research can be based on the study of the capabilities of cloud technologies in the formation of flexible and effective inter- regional and international cooperation in a region, having a positive impact on regional economy and social capital development. Keywords—cloud computing technologies, digital trends, digitalization, regional development, socio-economic effects 1 Introduction The digital transformation of the socio-economic life of society implies the following: – fundamental structural changes; – institutional reforms; – changes in mind maps, norms and patterns of human behavior; – widespread awareness raising and mobilization; – adoption of an integrated approach to issues of sustainability; – unprecedented problem solving. Technological change plays a key role in long-term social transformation. With the emergence of “knowledge societies”, many modern technological solutions are aimed at supporting the well-being of society [1,2]. Modern society is at the epicenter of digitalization. A wide range of interactions in almost all spheres of social life became the subject to digital change. Social media and online platforms have transformed the way people get information and entertainment, communicate, shop, learn, and work. Innovative digital business models based on extensive data about users and processes are being developed and introduced into the social and economic life of society. Applications and “smart” machines are functionally aimed at analyzing these data, automatically interpreting patterns and efficiently man- aging production processes in the context of Industry 4.0 [3]. The availability of cloud backup, affordable and relatively cheap data storage has led to the movement of user data to the cloud in the form of photos, audio and video mate- rials, as well as metadata–information about the network and user activity [4]. Cloud computing innovation brings people, devices and associated computing closer together by leveraging the functionality of mobile sensors on consumer devices and sensors embedded in infrastructure [5]. Interaction with algorithmic systems expands and popularizes the world practice of managing social spaces. Datafication, increased computing power, more sophis- ticated algorithms, economic and political interest in efficient technology solutions, and the general trend towards digitalization have all contributed to the deployment of technological tools to streamline society [6]. An example of the transformation of the socio-economic paradigm of society’s interaction is the development of a platform economy. The rapid development was influenced by the emergence of innovative iJIM ‒ Vol. 15, No. 21, 2021 145 Paper—Assessment of the Impact of Cloud Technologies on Social Life in the Era of Digitalization information and communication technologies with embedded cloud computing algo- rithms. For example, companies such as Google, Facebook, Ebay have created digital platforms that provide a wide range of functionality, have led to the restructuring of technology markets, transformation of social communications and reorganization of business relationships on a global scale [7]. Digital technologies are changing the possibilities and boundaries of human per- ception and action, creating new forms of interaction that are no longer determined by physical presence: personal information or images become potentially available to a global audience, user data are “easily and cheaply stored” and remain in digital records. Modern digital realities are shaping a new social order based on continuous tracking and offering unprecedented new opportunities for behavioral influence on society [8]. For example, user interaction on social networks is driven by the work with content in the process of information consumption, sharing and creation, providing and stim- ulating interactions in the concepts of “one-to-many” and “many-to-many”, thereby contributing to the self-reinforcing dynamics of social networks. A key aspect of this interaction is the ability to quick transfer information locally and globally among users, groups or communities through collaboration, information exchange and social learn- ing. At the same time, the growing relevance of user-generated content forms a valuable source of knowledge for providing innovative models of socio-economic interaction, achieving positive effects in the development of social constructivism [9]. The globally ongoing digitalization processes demonstrate a close relationship between innovative technological solutions and the socio-economic aspects of soci- ety. Technological change is an autonomous process that largely determines social change [10]. In the digital software marketplace, cloud services are seen as a driver of economic growth thanks to the ability to leverage powerful computing resources on demand. The key benefits of using cloud computing are cost savings, increased productivity and efficiency, mobility and speed [9]. In addition to economic effects, the cloud computing technologies using has a significant impact on the transformation of social interactions, delineating a new trajectory for the social development. Therefore, the purpose of the article is to determine the impact of cloud technologies on social life in the era of digi- talization. The following tasks were set: – reveal the concept of cloud computing and describe its functional features; – provide a description of cloud computing services; – conduct an online discussion on the impact of cloud computing technologies on the development of modern regions between representatives of government, busi- ness, science, and education of the Republics of Karelia, Komi, Adygea, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Krasnodar Krai and Stavropol Krai (Russian Federation); – determine the key effects of the cloud solutions implementation in the Russian Federation regions development prospect strategy. – identify the functional effects of cloud technologies on the social life of society in the era of digitalization. 146 http://www.i-jim.org Paper—Assessment of the Impact of Cloud Technologies on Social Life in the Era of Digitalization 2 Materials and methods 2.1 Theoretical and methodological background Cloud computing is a hugely successful service-oriented computing paradigm that has revolutionized the way people abstract and use computing infrastructure. Among the features that allow cloud computing to position itself as a universal paradigm for deploying new applications, is elasticity, low initial investment, fast time to market, and risk transfer [11,12]. Cloud computing includes many technical concepts that are changing computing infrastructure. Cloud computing technology based on two con- cepts: multitenancy and service orientation which implemented in the form of vir- tualization systems and web services. Cloud computing requires sufficient network capacity for data access, reliable and resilient service offerings, and a well-functioning technical infrastructure [9]. Cloud computing is a flexible and cost-effective service that meets the corporate needs of IT customers by providing such services as: software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) (Figure 1). However, the service space is becoming more and more diversified. For example, Acceleration-as-a-Service (AaaS) has been proposed to accelerate applications provided by GPUs (graphics pro- cessing units) [13]. One of the cloud computing services that is gaining popularity in recent years is container as a service (CaaS) [14]. Examples of CaaS include Google Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, and Rackspace Carina, which offer the deployment and management of containers needed to run workloads in dedicated clouds and microcalls to enable fog computing [4]. Various cloud deployment methods have emerged to meet the needs of users, social groups, communities and institutions. Last time, virtualization has become a milestone in ensuring optimal use of information technology resources. Cloud computing has transformed the economics of IT businesses and organizations from capital spending to operating expenses [15]. Cloud computing is transforming the way information technology services are devel- oped, deployed, maintained, scaled, upgraded, and paid. Cloud computing is not so much a technology as a combination of many existing technologies [16]. The cloud is a distribution computing system, which is formed by interconnected virtualized comput- ers, dynamically represented as one or more unified computing resources on the basis of a formal agreement between the customer of the service and its provider (SLA) [17]. The advantage of using the cloud is the full use of information technology resources. The cost of maintaining and managing these resources is enormous and can be saved by centrally managing the private cloud infrastructure [15]. Efficient use of the power of IT infrastructure through scalable software and hard- ware resources, rapid deployment, parallel batch processing, business intelligence and interactivity of mobile applications allows cloud services to maintain a prompt response to user requirements [18]. iJIM ‒ Vol. 15, No. 21, 2021 147 Paper—Assessment of the Impact of Cloud Technologies on Social Life in the Era of Digitalization Software as a Service (SaaS). Provider provides production applications that run on a client’s cloud infrastructure. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Provider provides processing, memory, storage, and networking capabilities. Platform as a Service (PaaS). Provider provides a platform or environment for deploying applications. Service models Delivery models Public cloud. Infrastructure is made available to the public and is owned and operated by a third party specialized in providing such services. Hybrid cloud. Infrastructure is a composition of two or more separate cloud infrastructures of one or different types, for example, public or private, being a unique object. Community cloud. Infrastructure is provided for the exclusive use of a defined community of consumers from organizations that have common interests. Pricing models Subscription based pricing. Includes all services offered with a fixed fee (payment per user per month, for a certain volume of services). Usage based pricing. Pricing mechanism based on actual service usage. Flexible or dynamic pricing (auctions, reverse auctions or spot markets where prices are generated dynamically in market structures) Advertising- based pricing (the basic service is ad-funded, and upgrades to enable advanced services are subscription- based or usage- based) Consultants who support clients in the selection, implementation, and integration of the services offered. Service providers who design and operate services offered and deployed on a cloud computing platform. Service aggregators that develop and operate services based on other existing cloud services. Sometimes they are divided into service and data integrators. Platform providers that provide an environment in which cloud applications can be deployed. Infrastructure providers that provide the necessary scalable hardware and associated computing and storage services. Private cloud. The infrastructure is provided for the exclusive use of a single organization. Participant type Fig. 1. Characterization of cloud computing services. Developed by the authors based on [9] The cloud paradigm implements the processing, storage and control of data in one place on the server, thereby increasing the cost and subjecting the project to long delays and high network traffic. The benefits provided by fog computing are an extension of the cloud computing paradigm. Fog computing makes the cloud more like a network architecture, extending cloud computing to the edges of the network. Fog computing technologies place peripherals at the edge of the IoT network with low latency and high performance. Thus, the data are processed locally and sent to a central server. Using fog computing, application components run in cloud and fog [19]. 148 http://www.i-jim.org Paper—Assessment of the Impact of Cloud Technologies on Social Life in the Era of Digitalization 2.2 Study design In the context of technological opportunities, conceptualization of the relationship between technology, society and digitalization occurs in the ways of social constructiv- ism and co-production [3]. (1) The approaches of social constructivism conceptualize technology as a product of society, indicate that technologies do not develop outside social processes in a linear way, but are the result of social activities and social com- munication. The technology is developed taking into account the cultural, economic, political, or organizational context. The social construction of technology emphasizes the multidirectional nature of technological development. From this point of view, dig- italization is a process in which society, and therefore the relevant social groups, trans- form existing technologies into digital form. The impact of digitalization on society does not matter much, since digitalization is explained as a process arising from social practices. (2) Co-production approaches focus on shaping and reconciling technolog- ical and social evolution, avoiding both social and technological determinism. Thus, co-production is symmetrical with a simultaneous emphasis on both social values and needs of society and innovative opportunities for the implementation and adaptation of technological solutions in the context of resource, cultural, political, and economic realities. Accordingly, digitalization is considered a phenomenon in which social and technical needs and opportunities intersect and are mutually constructive. (3) From the point of view of posthumanistic and material-semiotic approaches, technology and society are divided into many different parts and heterogeneous practices, which merge into socio-technical communities. Digitalization, in the context of these approaches, can be described as a process in which a wide range of heterogeneous human and technological subjects form socio-digital communities and communication networks, materializing digital reality. Cloud computing is having an unprecedented impact on the development of modern cities, equipped with the basic infrastructure to ensure a decent quality of life through the use of some smart solutions. City residents have access to various services that can be used via the Internet on their smartphones, laptops, personal computers, tab- lets. Improving the quality of life through the use of urban informatics and technol- ogies, improving services, and meeting the needs of residents are a priority for local governments. Cloud computing is needed in every urban infrastructure today, including transporta- tion, energy, economic and social development, the environment, health and education [20]. Without cloud integration, it is almost impossible to visualize the infrastructural and social modernization of a city, aimed at improving public safety, efficient energy consumption, and developing a cohesive society. The main advantages of using cloud technologies in the development of modern cities include [21]: effective data man- agement, support for the sustainability factor, growth in economic indicators of city development, cost reduction, and the provision of better services. iJIM ‒ Vol. 15, No. 21, 2021 149 Paper—Assessment of the Impact of Cloud Technologies on Social Life in the Era of Digitalization Modern cities can take advantage of cloud solutions in infrastructure, platforms and applications (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), services with cloud platforms and tools in the use of cloud technologies, as well as changes in applications and e-services as they migrate to the cloud [22]. The digital platform is the foundation that establishes, organizes, and manages the components and services of modern cities through the mechanism for managing hardware components and transmitted data [23]. In connection with the emergence and expansion of new digital trends in the development of territorial units, there is a need to structure the socio-economic effects from the introduction of innovative technologies based on cloud computing. For this purpose, an online conference was held, dedicated to identifying the impact of cloud technologies on the social life of society in the era of digitalization in a regional context. On the Zoom platform, representatives of the IT business, government authorities, and the educational sphere discussed the benefits of implementing cloud solutions in stra- tegic projects for the development of the regional economy, social and human capital. The discussion was attended by representatives of government, business, science, and education of the Republics of Karelia, Komi, Adygea, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Krasnodar Krai and Stavropol Krai (Russian Federation). The number of conference participants was 250 people. The conference was held in September 2020 with a duration of 3 working days. Discussion topics were structured as follows: Day 1– identifying the problems of socio-economic development of the Russian Federation regions in the context of global digital challenges; Day 2– determining the technological capabilities of cloud solutions in the modern- ization of social infrastructure and the development of the digital potential of territorial units; Day 3– identifying the strategic effects of cloud technologies on social life in the era of digitalization. The practical part of the conference was aimed at developing projects for the imple- mentation of cloud technologies in strategically important regions’ aspects. 3 Results and discussion The results of the experiment show that the implementation of cloud solutions at the regional development level has such key effects as social and human capital foun- dation, improvement the quality and standard of living in a region and social interac- tion, development of social constructivism, economic potential and competitiveness of social capital (Figure 2). According to the Figure 2 cloud technologies created by the process of digitalization influence on different aspects of social life in the region. All of them are implemented at different levels of impact. 150 http://www.i-jim.org Paper—Assessment of the Impact of Cloud Technologies on Social Life in the Era of Digitalization Impact of cloud technologies on social life in the era of digitalization Development of social and human capital through increasing digital literacy of the population and opening up new opportunities and platforms for social interaction and the development of social constructivism formation of a digital educational environment aimed at developing professional skills and competenciesin the real conditions of regional personnel demand, modernization of educational programs for the preparation of high-quality labor resources providing convenient services and open data necessary to participate in the active social, economic and political life of a region, involving citizens in making strategically significant decisions thematic direction of user content for the preservation of socio-cultural identity, the development of a territorial brand Development of economic potential and competitivenes of social capital expanding sales opportunities, developing new business models and digital services increasing regional entrepreneurial activity and self-employment increasing the efficiency and productivity of employees of manufacturing enterprises in a platform-based work organization, digitizing business processes and optimizing resource management development of flexible and effective interregional and international cooperation within the framework of the capabilities of cloud services Improving the quality and standard of living in a region Improving social interaction and developing social constructivism implementation of innovative solutions in the process of regional planning, design, management and provision of resources. Development of the digital infrastructure of individual settlements and connection to cloud services, thereby providing better and more economical services through Fig. 2. Impact of cloud technologies on social life in the era of digitalization. Developed by the authors The Figure 2 represents the results of the discussion where the participants identified the functional effects of cloud technologies on social life in the era of digitalization. On the basis of them it was identified that the positive social effects of cloud technologies at the level of regional development were achieved by: – increasing digital literacy of the population and opening up new opportunities and platforms for social interaction and constructivism; – providing the population with convenient services and open data for participation in active social, economic, and political life; – formation of a digital educational environment and modernization of educational programs for the preparation of high-quality labor resources; iJIM ‒ Vol. 15, No. 21, 2021 151 Paper—Assessment of the Impact of Cloud Technologies on Social Life in the Era of Digitalization – development of digital infrastructure of individual settlements and connection to cloud services; – creating thematic user content to preserve socio-cultural identity and popularize the region in the global information space. Based on the results of the experiment it was revealed that the functionality of cloud technologies affects the improvement of standard of living and provides the increasing of labor resources efficiency and productivity by: – expanding the marketing capabilities of business structures, providing them with new business models and digital services; – optimization of resource management, digitization of business processes, and plat- form organization of labor. As the advantages of the impact of cloud technologies on the social life (see Figure 2) he capabilities of cloud solutions allow for the formation of flexible and effective inter- regional and international cooperation in a region, having a positive impact on the regional economy and social capital development. The academic and business literature has extensively debated the impact of cloud computing on business, government, and consumers. In comparison with the results represented on the Figure 2 the main advantages of cloud services in the context of business and government are savings the IT services costs from 10 to 30%. Improved productivity is a positive benefit in medium or long term for businesses and govern- ments. Serviceability is a positive benefit for consumers, especially in a corporate rela- tionship environment where employees use cloud services for business purposes [9]. Information technology is a vital aspect of a business, helping to reduce costs, improve customer service, modernize manufacturing operations and corporate com- munication [24]. The European Social Observatory (OSE) has conducted research on the impact of digitalization on the content and quality of jobs. The results showed that new technologies are affecting workflows. Approximately 66% of surveyed employees confirmed that information and communication technologies allow them to focus on complex tasks since secondary, repetitive work functions can be performed by a com- puter automatically [25]. Research has also shown that digital technologies involved in business processes can improve productivity and work efficiency [26]. In addition, employees’ job satisfaction rises, the work-life balance is blurred, which contributes to increased levels of autonomy. Since job satisfaction is closely related to employee turnover, it is an important criterion for the success of any company. Leveraging new technologies such as the Internet, virtual reality, automated manufacturing, and expert systems gives organizations the advantage of delivering high-quality products and bet- ter customer service [27]. Labor markets and work processes have changed dramatically with the advent of information and communication technologies [28]. Since innovative technologies create new jobs and processes, there is a change in working conditions, work tasks, physical, psychological and environmental requirements for personnel. In addition, significant changes are taking place in the conditions of employment and industrial relations between employers and employees [29]. Cloud computing technologies are contributing to a useful new work organization that includes greater autonomy in terms 152 http://www.i-jim.org Paper—Assessment of the Impact of Cloud Technologies on Social Life in the Era of Digitalization of the workplace, working hours, or performing various tasks [30]. On the other hand, increasing their use among employees makes it easier to monitor professional activi- ties, providing a higher degree of centralization [31]. For example, one of the forms of employment that has appeared and is rapidly developing in the platform economy is the crowd work [32], which involves the transfer of business functions and tasks through Internet platforms to external parties who perform this work online in the digital cloud from different places around the world [33]. Create cloud-based applications using flexible cloud services is popular among companies looking to increase the business operations efficiency, productivity and flexibility. Cloud computing is an important factor in centralized storage of information and decentralized access to information, which gives employees the ability to commu- nicate faster and more easily share service knowledge from different locations and in real time [34]. Cloud computing offers scalability in terms of resource use, low administration costs, flexible pricing model, and mobility for the software user. The cloud computing paradigm is especially popular in the environment of large business projects related to big data and business intelligence [35]. Cloud computing enables fast and secure management functions [36]. They pro- vide access to business intelligence and hardware resources without upfront capital investment, which reduces time to market for many enterprises. The adoption of cloud computing promotes the innovative development of both individual business elements and sectors of the economy, removing IT barriers to innovation [16]. The most tangible benefits of cloud computing are cost savings, as they can reduce capital expenditures such as purchasing high-performance computers and buying company’s own server for small and medium-sized businesses. In addition, the service improves the internal organizational processes of a company, helps to accelerate decision-making, expand markets, and improve communication with customers [37]. In addition to the positive effects, the negative effects of cloud services are con- sidered and discussed in academia. There is a risk of losing control over the data or its confidentiality and the risk of the data being unavailable when needed. These risks affect all types of users, from businesses to governments and consumers. In particular, there is a risk for consumers to sacrifice privacy, as many advertising or free services, such as webmail services, rely on the analysis of user data [9]. 4 Conclusion Based on the study results, key strategic effects from the implementation of cloud solutions in the Russian Federation regions in the context of the innovative capabilities of the platform economy were identified. The results of the experiment based on the study of the influence of the implementation of cloud solutions on the regional develop- ment level show such effects as social and human capital foundation, improvement the quality and standard of living in a region and social interaction, development of social constructivism, economic potential and competitiveness of social capital. The analysis of the received results indicates the positive social effects of cloud technologies at the level of a territorial unit are achieved by increasing digital literacy of the population iJIM ‒ Vol. 15, No. 21, 2021 153 Paper—Assessment of the Impact of Cloud Technologies on Social Life in the Era of Digitalization and opening up new opportunities and platforms for social interaction and constructiv- ism; providing the population with convenient services and open data for participation in active social, economic and political life. Based on the experiment it`s determined that cloud technologies help to form a digital educational environment, modernize edu- cational programs for the preparation of high-quality labor resources, develop digital infrastructure of individual settlements, create user content to preserve socio-cultural identity, and popularize a region in the global information space. The results of the experiment also show the opportunity to increase the population quality of living and ensure the growth of the efficiency and productivity indicators of labor resources with the help of cloud technologies. The practical significance of the study is explained by the opportunity to analyze the level of specific cloud technologies on the different aspects of social life based on the comparative experiment of the experience of different countries. The prospects for the further research can be based on the study of the capa- bilities of cloud technologies in the formation of flexible and effective interregional and international cooperation in a region, having a positive impact on regional economy and social capital development. 4.1 Study limitation The assessment of social effects from the implementation of cloud solutions is based on the opinions of stakeholders in the infrastructural development of regions and demonstrates only a conceptual outline of the benefits of technological moderniza- tion of socio-economic life. 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Anna Lukyanova is a Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor of the Department of Business Administration, Faculty “Higher School of Management”, Financial Uni- versity under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation. Nikolay Pronkin is a PhD of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Depart- ment of Medical Computer Science and Statistics, Sechenov First Moscow State Med- ical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation. Еlena Zatsarinnaya is a PhD of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Base Department Financial Control, Analysis and Audit Main Control Department of the City of Moscow, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation. Article submitted 2021-03-30. Resubmitted 2021-08-27. Final acceptance 2021-08-28. Final version published as submitted by the authors. iJIM ‒ Vol. 15, No. 21, 2021 157