Investigation of the role of Intelligence Economic in the implementation of Resistive Economy based on Grounded Theory

One of fundamental objectives of Economy of Resistance is to pioneer a knowledge-based regional economy and aiming at achieving top rank among the region countries. Technology changes has been accelerated from the middle part of the 20th century and structural changes have taken place in the market economies and the world is transforming from industrial economy to knowledge-based economy with making revolutionary wealth. By developing knowledge economy and information and communication technology, ICT have played an important and key role in transition towards knowledge-based economy and has an evolutionary trend as from 1970 to 2000 that were the decades of the information economy, e- economy, network & internet economy and digital economy, respectively. following the evolutionary trend, the intelligence economy as a new paradigm shift in the literature of development has prevailed since the middle of the first decade of 20th century. The main porpuse of this article is the modelling of intelligence economy in Iran by using Grounded Theory. For this reason, by using the results of the interviews and the three phases of grounded theory (open- axial-selective coding), the summary of key findings of intelligence economy is modeled upon indicators as identification & assessment of the current situation, requirements, strategies & policies for growth and development, identification of opportunities, development of sectoral applications & desirable situation for achieving of intelligence economy.