The Hexagonal Pattern of Cyberspace Governance in the Islamic Republic of Iran

The Purpose of this article is to propose an appropriate model with regard to “characteristics of cyberspace” and “principles and foundations of the Islamic Republic of Iran”; A model that can describe the geometry of the Islamic Republic's encounter with the cyberspace. The research method of the present article is “Grounded Theory” and the input sources of this method are all reports and documents related to cyberspace in the country and participation in several meetings related to this issue in different levels of government. The main findings of the study include 23 cognitive propositions and approaches that are presented in two sections: “Dimensions of the phenomenon of cyberspace” and “Strategic principles of dealing with cyberspace”. The final results of the research are six general proposals that are presented under the title of “hexagonal pattern” and include the following: The first side is the completion and launching of the National Information Network, the second side is the formation of the second Internet or the creation of a transnational information network, the third side is the formation of a global coalition to reduce American authority in cyberspace and create an international legal system for cyberspace; the fourth side is the creation of dominance of discourse for reasonable and revolutionary facing with cyberspace, the fifth side is launching large non-governmental companies with a transnational approach and opening the field of innovation and the sixth side is creating cyber mobilization with the approach of producing effective content.