Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 25 ISSUE 3
Written by Marius Alin IONICĂ, Elena TOMA, Alexandru SIPICĂ

In the context of the era of digitalization and the new industrial revolution – Industry 4.0 – the Romanian village is facing a historic opportunity: the transition to the smart village. This process involves the integration of modern technology into rural infrastructure to improve the lives of residents, streamline public services and stimulate sustainable development. In this regard, the purpose of this research was to assess to what extent students value reading after school hours. This paper was structured in four parts, namely: a part in which it was analysed the situation of reading providers, the second part in which it was analysed the type of reading requested by students and (printed or digital book), as well as the category of topics of the requested readings, and the third part in which there were studied the reasons that stimulate students to consume readings after school hours. The last part was dedicated to the conclusions obtained.

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