An Analysis of the Indexes Effective on the Establishment of Electronic City in Metropolitans (Case Study: Metropolitan Tabriz, Iran)

Type Journal Article - International Journal of Regional Development
Title An Analysis of the Indexes Effective on the Establishment of Electronic City in Metropolitans (Case Study: Metropolitan Tabriz, Iran)
Author(s)
Volume 1
Issue 1
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2014
Page numbers 65-78
URL http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijrd/article/viewFile/6533/5355
Abstract
The current study aims at investigating the indexes effective on the establishment of
electronic city (E-city) in the Metropolitan Tabriz. Research type is applied-developmental
and dominant approach is descriptive-analytical. To collect data, field and documentary
research have been made us of. Based on those procedures, data has been gathered from
among specialists of ICT and urban issues working in different organizations of Tabriz
through 45 questionnaires. Then, data has been analyzed using SPSS and valuation ofFindings reveal that, in the opinion of the specialists, among 7 indexes studied effective on
the establishment of E-cities, management index is on average-to-low level. Total evaluation
of indexes using One-Sample T-Test indicates while those indexes are available for the
implementation of E-city in the Metropolitan Tabriz, it is possible, to some extent, that
citizens perform electronic activities and organizations present electronic services regarding
available infrastructures in order to move toward full electronic city. Also, there is significant
relationship between the indexes and factors paving the way for the establishment of E-city.
And, improving those indexes makes electronic Tabriz more possible in such a manner that
management indexes, with correlation coefficient of 0.674, are the most effective ones among
the indexes. Therefore, the first priority in making the metropolitan Tabriz electronic city is
the serious attention paid by managers and authorities to new technologies in urban planning,
coordination among organizations for decision making and specification of incumbents in
implementing E-city

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