Vol. 11 No. 1 (2025)
March

Articles

A visual analysis of new technologies and craft aspects in the context of sustainable development

Published 2025-03-01

  • Katarzyna Mazur-Włodarczyk

Katarzyna Mazur-Włodarczyk
Opole University of Technology

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the article is to present the state of the latest research and identify emerging trends and research gaps related to the use of new technologies in crafts, perceived as a tool enabling moving towards sustainable development, as well as to show trends focusing on popularity and novelty. Crafts are experiencing a renaissance and are increasingly marking their presence on the domestic and international markets as an intensively developing sector. Crafts are also a relatively ‘new’ but increasingly popular area of scientific research within economic sciences. New technologies in the area of craft involve several vital issues, including an obvious consequence of progressing economic development; tools useful for craftsmen at work but not necessary for them; expensive tools that affect the price of the final product; tools of the young generation of producers whose products are interested in the young generation of consumers; a mega trend affecting the possibility of applying for subsidies; tools of companies specializing in new technologies that provide goods and services intended for craftsmen; and tools enabling moving towards sustainable development.

Research Design & Methods: The article presents the results of a bibliometric study devoted to the issues of new technologies and crafts in the context of the last of the aspects mentioned above. It aims to present the state of the latest research and identify emerging trends and research gaps in the selected topic. The aim was to give the subject of using new technologies in crafts, perceived as a tool by enabling a movement towards sustainable development, and to isolate trends focusing on popularity and novelty. A systematic literature review was conducted on documents created and indexed until November 2023 in the Scopus database – one of the most popular databases of scientific texts.

Findings: The visualization of quantitative data (words appearing in titles and abstracts) was presented as cluster maps of terms generated by the VOSviewer program and word clouds created using the WordArt program.

Implications & Recommendations: More publications need to refer to Sustainable Development Goals number 8, 9, and 12. Attention was drawn to the need to redefine what contemporary craftsmanship is, considering the use of new technologies.

Contribution & Value Added: The article emphasizes the importance of sustainable development in preserving cultural heritage and reducing production waste, including pollution prevention. It indicates areas for further research and technological solutions that support craftsmen and enable more sustainable development. Technological advancements can aid sustainable development in crafts but require supportive programs, subsidies, and training, particularly for SMEs.

Keywords

crafts, new technologies, innovative technologies, sustainable development, cultural economics

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Author Biography

Katarzyna Mazur-Włodarczyk

PhD in economics. A researcher at the Faculty of Economics and Management at the Opole University of Technology (Poland). Winner of a scholarship for an outstanding young scientist (2022). Her research interests include economic culture, management culture, perspectives related to the Belt and Route Initiative, the socio-economic situation of the PRC, Sino–European Union business communication, and sustainable production and consumption.

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