Setting Development Strategies for ICT Services and Infrastructures in Iran through Economic Territorial Planning Approach (Case study: Kermanshah, Semnan, Fras and eastern Azarbijan Provinces)

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Hamdollah SojasiQeidari ¹ , Tahereh Sadeghloo ² , Hossein sadeghi ³ , Hassan Mohammad gaffari ⁴

1 - Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Department Of Geography, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IRAN
2 - Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Department Of Geography, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IRAN
3 - Ph.D, Associate Professor of economy, TarbiatModares University, Tehran, IRAN
4 - Ph.D student of economy, Mofid University, IRAN

Received: 2014-01-31 Accepted : 2014-05-13 Published : 2016-03-12

Keywords: territorial planning, strategic development, rural communication and information technology, economic preparation, SWOT technique,

Abstract :

Information technology development has been counted as a one of the main indexes of progressive measures in the country. Achieving information and communication technology development is bound to  different variables such as  ICT infrastructures and services development. This would not be possible until precise assessment of the existing  condition has been done. Strategic planning is one of the best solutions for achieving these goals that could help ICT services and infrastructures development through identification of strengthens and weakness, threats and opportunities. For this purpose, the present study was conducted using a descriptive- analytic methodology applying SWOT technique for the case study province. Meanwhile analyzing the status quo of the information technology based on 30 expert’s attitude was planned and rendered. The findings of the analyzed  data and the expert’s opinions from 4 province show that Offensive Strategy is the most appropriate and the  focal strategy. Also, based on the findings, there is no gap between the existing  and the optimal states in the research  field in Semnan, Fras and Azarbijan provinces.  Only Kermanshah province is a bit far from the  appropriate index that is defensive strategy and it will be improved by operational planning for threats decreasing and changing weakness to strengthens in province level in future, in accordance with the findings. Therefore, generally ,there is no  significant gap in term of economic territorial planning about ICT infrastructures and services development in country . The result is extendable to other sectors of the economy.