Analysis of the impact of rural employment and entrepreneurship on information and communication technology, Case study: Kalkhoran village, central part of Ardabil city

One of the most important applications of information and communication technology is the impact of information and communication technology in the field of employment and entrepreneurship. The aim of this study was to investigate and analyze the impact of employment and entrepreneurship on information and communication technology. This research is applied in terms of practical purpose and based on descriptive-analytical nature. The statistical population of the study is 12 villages of Kalkhoran village with a population of 10048 people. Based on the Cochran's formula, the sample size was estimated at 340 people. To analyze the subject, five indicators of information and communication technology in the form of 42 indicators and four indicators of employment and entrepreneurship technology in the form of 36 indicators were used. The results of the research findings indicate that there is a positive and significant relationship between the indicators of information and communication technology and job creation. Also, the awareness effect of villagers with beta coefficient of 0.479 has the most role in explaining job creation and entrepreneurship and 0.227 of the total employment variance is explained and the index educational effects with beta coefficient of 0.039 has the least effect in explaining job creation. And it explains only 0.001 of the total variance. The results of Kodas technique for leveling villages based on employment and entrepreneurship indicators indicate that among the 12 villages studied, Qarahler, Tazeh Kondar Rezaabad and Gilan villages are in the highest level and other villages are in moderate to poor condition.