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The article presents a synthetic set of indicators of the availability of new technologies by aspect digital behaviour at the household’s indicators level. Online activities describe digital behaviour in households by purposes using the internet. Patterns of household behaviour are variable by age, gender, and nationality. The article cites indicators of access to the digital society, pointing to behaviours that confirm the different level of access and use of the Internet in Polish and German households. The juxtaposition of differences in Internet use between countries highlights the different rates of adaptation in the process of digitization in which the availability of digital tool capital becomes a determinant of the use of digital communications and services in modern society. Structure: A comparison of household data for Poland and Germany, drawn from Eurostat, the OECD, and the World Bank for the years 2022–2024. Internet access and online activity reflect digital behaviours in households. Differences in household members’ behaviours indicate distinct patterns of how households are adapting to the digitization process (Gomes, 2024).
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