Globalization And Digitization In A Developing Economy: Opportunities, Challenges And Ways Forward
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.62480/zjssh.2025.vol42.pp29-45Keywords:
Uzbek traditions, ethical development, aesthetic valuesAbstract
This study examines the influence of Uzbek national traditions on the ethical and aesthetic progress of society. By analyzing cultural practices such as communal cooperation (hashar), hospitality (mehmondo’stlik), and traditional arts, the research highlights their role in shaping moral values, social cohesion, and aesthetic sensibilities. Qualitative methods, including interviews and case studies, reveal that these traditions foster collective responsibility, respect for heritage, and artistic expression. However, globalization and urbanization pose challenges to their preservation. The findings emphasize the need to integrate traditional values into modern frameworks to sustain societal development. This work contributes to understanding cultural mechanisms in ethical-aesthetic education and offers insights for policymakers
References
Adamu, F. (2003, September 9th – 12th). Globalisation and economic glocalisation in northern
Nigeria. A Paper Presented at the Development Studies Associations Annual conference
“Globalisation and Development”, Scotland,
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/GLOBALISATION- AND-ECONOMICGLOCALISATION-IN-NIGERIA-Adamu
Biryuk, D. (2023). The impact of globalization and digitalization on cultural exchange between
students in the educational process. Available at SSRN 4317780.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4317780
Bon, V. (2021). The digitalization–economic growth relationship in developing countries and the
role of governance. Scientific Annals of Economics and Business, 68(4), 481-493.
doi.org/10.47743/saeb-2021-0028
Deguchi, A. (2020). What Is Society 5.0?. In: Society 5.0. Springer, Singapore.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2989-4_1
Edoumiekumo, S. G. (2013). Globalization and the Nigeria’s industrial sector, University of Port
Harcourt. [Doctoral Thesis. University of Port Harcourt, Choba].
ETH Zurich, (2025). KOF Globalisation Index. ETH Zurich https://kof.ethz.ch/en/forecasts-andindicators/indicators/kof-globalisation-index.html
Etim, R. S., Jeremiah, M. S. & Dan, P. B. S., (2020). Tax compliance and digitalization of Nigerian
economy: The Empirical Review. American International Journal of Social Science, 9(2), 52-50.
doi:10.30845/aijss.v9n2p55. Haelg, F. (2019). The KOF Globalisation Index – A multidimensional approach to globalisation. The
Journal Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2019-0045
Isikhuemen, A. H., Aigheyisi, O. S. & Iseghohi, J. O. (2019).Comparative analysis of the long run
effects of economic, political and social-cultural globalization on Nigeria's economic growth.
Nigerian Journal of Management Sciences, 7 (1), 168-174
Life, B. H. (2023). Realizing society 5.0. The Government of Japan
https://www.japan.go.jp/abenomics/_userdata/abenomics/pdf/society_5.0.pdf.
Nielsen, L, (2011). Classifications of countries based on their level of development: How it is done
and how it could be done. IMF Working Paper.
https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2011/wp1131.pdf
Ojukwu, C. O., & Chukwudi-Ofoedu, A. E. (2023). Disruptive Technology and Accounting
Education in Nigeria Federal Universities: Issues, Challenges, and Way Forward. NIU Journal of
Social Sciences, 9(3), 77-88. https://doi.org/10.58709/niujss.v9i3.1713
Oruma, O. K. & Amah, E. (2021). Globalisation and technology: Implications In Nigeria. African
Journal of Business and Economic Development. 1(6), 27-35
Osinubi, T. T., & Olomola, P. A. (2020). Globalisation, income inequality and poverty relationships:
evidence from Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey. Journal of Economic and Administrative
Sciences, 37(2), 179-208.
Ozigbu, J. & Ezekwe, C. (2020). Rethinking the distributional effects of economic globalization in
nigeria: A focus on income inequality. IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSRJHSS), 25 (3), 49-58
Phillip, D., & Ndirpaya, Y. D. (2020). Digitalization in Agriculture. Food and Nutrition-A Case
Study of Nigeria. FARA Research Report, 5(10), 66.
Portulans Institute, (2025). Network Readiness Index. Portulans Institute.
https://portulansinstitute.org/
Shettima, M. B. & Sharma, N. (2020). Impact of digitalisation on small and medium enterprises in
Nigeria. 635-644. http://adalyajournal.com
Sinha, M., Roy, S., & Tirtosuharto, D. (2025). Digitalization and economic development: lessons
from globalized developing countries. Studies in Economics and Finance, 42(2), 289-
doi.org/10.1108/SEF-12-2023-0701
Skarea, M. & Sorianob, D. R. (2021). How globalization is changing digital technology adoption: An
international perspective. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge 6 (2021) 222−233.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2021.04.001
Stryzhak, O. (2022)Features of the relationship between human capital development and digital
technologies in the context of society 5.0 formation. Agricultural Resource Economics: International
Scientific E-Journal. 8(3). doi.org/10.51599/are.2022.08.03.11
TheGlobalEconomy.com (2023). Nigeria: Overall globalization. TheGlobalEconomy.com.
https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Nigeria/kof.
UNCTAD, (2021). Digital economy report 2021. UNCTAD. https://unctad.org/publication/digitaleconomy-report-2021
UNDP, (2025). HDI. UNDP https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-developmentindex#/indicies/HDI
UNDP - Nigeria, (2025). Nigeria. UNDP. https://www.undp.org/nigeria
UNDP, (2024a). Human Development Report 2023-24. UNDP, https://hdr.undp.org/content/humandevelopment-report-2023-24
UNDP, (2024b). Valuable insights and findings of the 2023/2024 human development. UNDP.
https://www.undp.org/nigeria?search=HDI+NIGERIA+2023
UNDP, (2022). The 2021/2022 Human Development Report. UNDP.
https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2021-22
UNESCO (2019). Japan pushing ahead Society 5.0 to overcome chronic social challenges. UNESCO
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/japan-pushing-ahead-society-50-overcome-chronic-socialchallenges
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
User Rights
Under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC), the author (s) and users are free to share (copy, distribute and transmit the contribution).
Rights of Authors
Authors retain the following rights:
1. Copyright and other proprietary rights relating to the article, such as patent rights,
2. the right to use the substance of the article in future works, including lectures and books,
3. the right to reproduce the article for own purposes, provided the copies are not offered for sale,
4. the right to self-archive the article.
