Digitalism and the future of state surveillance;Studying how digitalism affects government surveillance in the Islamic Republic of Iran;The elites' viewpoint

The main objective of this article is to determine the Positive/Negative effects of digital transformation on the Islamic Republic of Iran's government. So, the study mainly examines the aspect of government's surveillance because of the broad scope of the topic.

The research is qualitative and based on the grounded theory method. The data collection method used in the theoretical sections is documentary- library. A semi-structured interview method was also used with a sample population made up of professors, experts, as well as some staff in related fields in order to assess the collected data and their compliance with the Iranian government. Additionally, the information gathered from the Interviews has been analyzed using three phases of qualitative coding.

The study's findings demonstrated that, although Iran remains significantly behind its regional and global rivals in this field, digitalism has had profoundly positive and negative effects on the government's surveillance in that country.

As a Conclusion, is seems digital technologies will also aid in ensuring the security of the society in a nation like Iran in terms of surveillance. Another point is that creating legal frameworks for data access and facilitating people activities in cyber spaces are both necessary for enhancing the government's capacity for digital surveillance. At last, taking into account the current state of Iran society, establishing trust between individuals through the legal frameworks is a crucial and fundamental tenet in the government's surveillance and use of data gathered.