Analysis the role of Information and Communication Technology agencies in Rural Development (Case Study: GharehPoshtlu district of Zanjan city

One of the basic priorities in rural development is the reduction of inequalities between city and villages and the villagers due to lack of services and facilities will supply their needs through repeated references to urban centers. One of the solutions for rural planners is to develop the services and some urban usages in rural areas including development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) agencies in rural centers, so that about 9721 ICT agencies are working in the villages of the country. Therefore, the aim of the study is to evaluate the role of ICT agencies in rural area of GharehPoshtlu district of Zanjan city. The research method is descriptive-analytical method and library and filed studies have been used for gathering data. Statistical society includes 9 rural points with 6417 people in GharehPoshtlu district which rural ICT agencies are placed there. The sample size was estimated 95 people by Cochran sampling method. For data analysis and testing the research hypothesis, T single sample test, path analysis model and SPSST, Exel and ARC GIS have been used. In this study, the economical, social, informative and service indicators were considered as in dependant variables and rural development index was considered as dependant variable and the role of rural agencies have been studied in three sections. The study results show that the effect coefficient of ICT agencies and rural communications on service index, informative index and economical index are 17.617, 9.898 and 8.810 respectively and such agencies affect on the development trend of rural areas through promoting the above mentioned indicators. To extend the functions of such agencies in the area, development of scientific, communication, cultural infrastructures and communication between local institutions with ICT agencies is necessary