Designing and Explaining a policy assessment model to measure the impact of ICT on promoting Sustainable Development

This study seeks to recognize the impact of ICT development and its role on improving sustainable development indices and its measurement in Iran. The role of sustainable development and ICT in various fields has been initially undertaken. Then, validated models of ICT impact were introduced. Subsequently, the studies related to the relationship of these areas were analyzed and ICT impact on the main dimensions of sustainable development was explained. In this study, the mixed approach with the sequential exploratory strategy was used. To identify the main factors of research, the expert interview was used. Using the results, the analytical model and the research questionnaire were prepared and the quantitative information obtained through the implementation of the questionnaire and validation of research model were analyzed by statistical tools such as SmartPLS and SPSS. The results of this research for Iran indicate significant effects of ICT on social dimension of sustainable development.