Abstract:
The ability of the global economy to compete and evolve in the 21 century
increasingly depends on the innovative and efficient use of information and communication
technologies (ICT). Over the last decade, digitalization has improved decision-making in the global
business ecosystem in a variety of contexts, and recent advances in technology transformed the
business models in a way that reshapes the economic actors' interaction with business activities.
The emergent conversion of the traditional economy is changing as automation tools, process
standardization, and reuse of goods along with cloud computing technology shape the global
economy towards digitalization, arising the concern to ensure the development of ICT proficiency in
all sectors of the economy in order to create economic balance, avoiding a potential crisis based on
the innovation deficit. The speed of digital transformation in the business environment will directly
affect the models of economic growth and social development in the future. The present
technological revolution is a valid indicator of the civilization progress of the 21st century and the
digital transformation requires a improved association of organizational e-leadership skills,
innovation and business development based on business intelligence concepts. Therefore, the
reduction of e-leadership skills can be a competitive disadvantage for the industry and a constraint
on potential growth. From these considerations, the aim of the paper is to examine the diffusion of
business intelligence elements in the global economy, providing examples of business models that
have emerged as a result of digitalization improvement, and contributes to an overview of the main
features of the digital economy that have emerged in these business models. Using a methodology
based on the systematic review of the literature and global analysis regarding the topic, the paper
presents a framework of the role that digitalization performs in the global economy transition from
analog to digital configuration.