Studying and Prioritizing of Effective Elements on Reducing Digital Gap in Iran with Emphasizing on Role of Rural ICT Offices (Case Study: Villages of Qom Province)

Subject Areas : Media Management

Hadi  Abbasi kasbi ¹ (دانشجوی دکتری مدیریت گرایش آینده پژوهی پژوهشگاه شاخص پژوه عهده دار مکاتبات)
Iraj  Soltani ² (عضوهیئت علمی دانشگاه آزاداسلامی واحد اصفهان (خوراسگان))

Received: 2014-07-05 Accepted : 2014-11-05 Published : 2014-10-23

Keywords: Telecommunication and informat, digital gap, rural ICT offices, Education, advert, postal services, telecommunication services, bank services, Knowledge,

Abstract :

The current article is set to study and prioritize effective elements on reducing digital gap in Iran with emphasizing on role of rural ICT offices comparing villages of Qom Province. The method of the survey was measuring and questioner-based information was collected by asking opinions of experts of the subject. Statistical samples include 200 persons of users of rural ICT offices chosen with cluster multi-phase method. Descriptive findings indicate that level of digital gap is average (59.5). According to manifested findings there is meaningful and opposite relation between digital gap and educational variables (r =  -0/446), function of rural ICT offices (r = -0/440), knowledge (r = - o/651), level of villagers’ use of telecommunication services (r = -0/553), bank services (r = -0/269), postal services (r = -0/236) and level of adverts of rural ICT offices (r = -0/420).In other words, with increase of knowledge, education, advert, function of rural ICT offices and kinds of its services, digital gap level decreases and vice versa.