جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « access to ICT services » در نشریات گروه « جغرافیا »

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of information and communication services offices (urban and rural communication and information technology) in economic development among users of Qazvin province. The method of this study is survey and quantitative, for which a questionnaire was used to collect information. The sample included 400 users of the urban and rural communication and information technology (Qazvin province) who have been selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. Research findings show that the villagers believe that the urban and rural offices of information and communication can have positive effects on different economic aspects. Also, the research findings indicate that there is a positive correlation between economic development and performance of the offices of information and communication services in urban and rural areas of Qazvin province (r = 0.46). In Qazvin province, there are correlations between economic development and variables of user awareness of the performance of ICT offices (r = 0.421), the use of sample individuals from ICT offices (r = 0.359), the access level of these individuals to the ICT offices (r = 0.58). In other words, by increasing the level of awareness, access, use of the services of the offices and the performance of ICT offices, the level of economic development will increase.

The rural ICT application is an attempt to supply the services of central agencies to villages, in order to achieve improved services, affordable connectivity and processing solutions (Roma Rao, 2004). ICT supports of rural poor in daily living specially in way communications while crisis, protect communication with family, recover information and business. ICT increase the capability and influence of speech and voice rural communities (Fourie, 2008). Various studies have shown that information and communication technologies (ICT) make a significant contribution to economic growth and social development of communities. This has subsequently been the basis of the assumption that ICT investment in rural communities will result in the desired economic and social development of such communities (Moshapo and Hanrahan, 2004). Findings of Qlynya and Salari Tabas (2009) revealed that use of computer, internet, SMS system and innovator in rural area have a positive influence on the use of these services by villagers from the office of rural ICT services. Findings of Moshapo and Hanrahan (2004) revealed that voice telephone is the most prominent and utilized service wherever access to ICT is available. The contribution of voice telephone to the development of poor rural communities is however of restricted significance. Internet services that are provided through dial-up over the telephone network infrastructure are of very low utility. Therefore, they know the development of poor rural communities requires ICT services that will attract revenue and public services to community members in the most efficient manner.