TY - JOUR ID - 36501 TI - Exploring the Effect of ICTs Penetration on Social Development JO - Journal of Information Technology Management JA - JITM LA - en SN - AU - Pirannejad, Ali AU - Gholipour, Aryan AU - Pourezzat, Ali Asghar AU - Hanafizadeh, Payam AD - Assistant Prof., Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran AD - AD - Associated Prof., Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran AD - Assistant Prof., Faculty of Management, University of Allameh-Tabatabaee, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - 1 EP - 24 KW - ICTs Penetration KW - Social Development and Grounded Theory DO - 10.22059/jitm.2013.36501 N2 - Development in the social aspects of each society is a very important academic and practical field. In the information revolutionage, information and communication technologies are penetrating all levels of societies and have catalyzed the process of development in every country and encourage many scholars to study how these technologies affect the social, political and economic aspects of each society. This study examines the effect of ICTs penetration on social development, as an important component of the process of development. In this paper, in order to explore the effect comprehensively, the interview method and qualitative approaches such as grounded theory are used. Eighteen scholars in the fields of social science, public policy and information and technology were interviewed to investigate how ICT affects the social development. The results of the analyses of the interviews were categorized into three mechanisms: making competency, increasing public demands, and making changes in social institutions. The explanation of each factor regarding the effects of ICT on social development is discussed. In the end, some ideas for further research are presented.   UR - https://jitm.ut.ac.ir/article_36501.html L1 - https://jitm.ut.ac.ir/article_36501_de4dcde17ed0e1cc1c1b1c828bbcea0d.pdf ER -