Determining the Relationship among Science Development, Technology Development and Economic Growth in Iran using DANP

The present research tried to determine the relationship among science development, technology development and economic growth in Iran. To do so, thorough literature review and qualitative content analysis were applied for the three fields of science development, technology development and economic growth and their relationships by studying 250 books and articles in the related fields, and found 14 cofactors that affect the three fields and their relationships in Iran. Based on cofactors (which grouped into 3 categories of science development, technology development and economic growth), DANP questionnaire was designed. Then, 13 experts were selected theoretically among 130 experts (residing in Iran or abroad) to fill out the questionnaires. Using experts' suggestions, the cofactors were applied in DANP approach to find the relationships and weighs of factors and subfactors and design a Model in Iran. The results showed that science development, technology development and economic growth are connected mutually in Iran in which economic growth and technology development are the most effective and impressionable factors in the network, respectively.