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  1 - Designing a Fuzzy Expert System for Selecting an Appropriate Contractor in Information Technology Outsourcing
  shaban elahi nadia kalantari alireza hassanzade sara shamsollahi
  Increment of complexity and costs of information technology systems have made many problems about infrastructure and manpower for organizations which have been decreased by the use of outsourcing. All organizations try to increase the success of outsourcing projects by More

  Increment of complexity and costs of information technology systems have made many problems about infrastructure and manpower for organizations which have been decreased by the use of outsourcing. All organizations try to increase the success of outsourcing projects by using different ways. One of the important reasons for failure of these projects especially in IT area- because of its major role in acquisition of competitive advantage- is selecting inappropriate contractor. In order to existence of different and contradictive criteria, this selection is complex. The purpose of this research is to determine important criteria and specify the weights of each criterion and finally design a fuzzy expert system for selecting the best contractor in IT outsourcing. The method of knowledge acquisition from experts-which are managers and experts of IT- is a questionnaire. Also in order to evaluate the validity of system, it was used in an IT company. The results show the favorable performance of contractor selection expert system. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Multimedia teaching and its effects on learning and retention of English grammar
  Somayeh Ahari
  Increment of complexity and costs of information technology systems have made many problems about infrastructure and manpower for organizations which have been decreased by the use of outsourcing. All organizations try to increase the success of outsourcing projects by More

  Increment of complexity and costs of information technology systems have made many problems about infrastructure and manpower for organizations which have been decreased by the use of outsourcing. All organizations try to increase the success of outsourcing projects by using different ways. One of the important reasons for failure of these projects especially in IT area- because of its major role in acquisition of competitive advantage- is selecting inappropriate contractor. In order to existence of different and contradictive criteria, this selection is complex. The purpose of this research is to determine important criteria and specify the weights of each criterion and finally design a fuzzy expert system for selecting the best contractor in IT outsourcing. The method of knowledge acquisition from experts-which are managers and experts of IT- is a questionnaire. Also in order to evaluate the validity of system, it was used in an IT company. The results show the favorable performance of contractor selection expert system. Manuscript profile
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  3 - A Framework for Identifying and Ranking Criteria for Evaluating the Quality of Electronic Services (Case studies: Golestan website of Payame-noor university)
  Hossein Babaee mahmood salehesfahani fateme noorani
  20.1001.1.27170411.1392.5.18.1.8
  Service quality is a concept that, due to difficulties in defining and measuring the considerable debate in the literature, no general consensus, aroused. Often, customer satisfaction and service quality as a function of perceptions and customer expectations, and resear More

  Service quality is a concept that, due to difficulties in defining and measuring the considerable debate in the literature, no general consensus, aroused. Often, customer satisfaction and service quality as a function of perceptions and customer expectations, and research has shown that the quality of the services plays an important role in its profitability. The purpose of this study is to provide a framework for identifying and ranking criteria for evaluating the quality of services. The results showed that, all parameters of quality of service are important. Response Time is an important indicator of the rest. The trustiness, informativeness, ease of use, empathy and visual appeal are next important factors. The users are satisfied with the trustiness and informativeness, but not with empathy. User satisfaction is medium with response time, ease of use and visual appeal. Manuscript profile
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  4 - Routing of Multipartite Computer Networks Using Ant Genetic Algorithm
  Mohammad Pourmahmood Aghababa amin bahadorani baghbaderani
  20.1001.1.27170411.1396.9.31.1.2
  With the growth and development of computer networks, the importance of routing has become a thing of the past. The importance of using multi-sectoral networks cannot be ignored today. Many multimedia applications require sending a packet from one source to multiple des More

  With the growth and development of computer networks, the importance of routing has become a thing of the past. The importance of using multi-sectoral networks cannot be ignored today. Many multimedia applications require sending a packet from one source to multiple destinations over a communication network. To support such programs, you need to create an optimal multipart tree , Which indicates the optimal routes to reach from one sender source to several desired destinations. Manuscript profile
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  5 - Designing a system dynamics model for upgrading policy Iran Information and Communication Technology Network Indicators
  alinaghi moslehshirazi ali mohammadi habibollah ranaei hamid honarparvaran
  20.1001.1.27170411.1395.8.30.5.7
  In recent years, the emergence of extensive changes in the field of information and communication, has led to major changes in various fields. Humans have always used technology and the record of human life is full of the invention of information and communication techn More

  In recent years, the emergence of extensive changes in the field of information and communication, has led to major changes in various fields. Humans have always used technology and the record of human life is full of the invention of information and communication technologies, which are referred to as new or excellent technologies. Therefore, the development of information and communication technology indicators has become of considerable importance. The purpose of this study is to design a system dynamics model for policy-making to improve the characteristics of Iran's information and communication technology network. For this purpose, after examining different models of ICT indicators and extracting the mentioned indicators, cause and effect loops and flow diagrams using the system dynamics method are presented. The simulation results show that the behavior of the studied basic variables after the implementation of policies to increase economic growth, quantitative and qualitative improvement of ICT infrastructure, growth of social indicators, culture of ICT utilization and knowledge promotion The technology of ICT users has improved and their growth process has accelerated. Manuscript profile
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  6 - A model information technology adoption in academic research projects in the filed ICT based on Information Technology Adoption Integrated Modeling (ITAIM)
  Shahram Aliyari masoud movahedi sirous kazemian
  20.1001.1.27170411.1398.11.41.4.9
  Today, the emergence and expansion of technologies that provide the widest possible connection have brought about significant changes in the private life and professional life of individuals. Correct implementation of information technology is the source of economic and More

  Today, the emergence and expansion of technologies that provide the widest possible connection have brought about significant changes in the private life and professional life of individuals. Correct implementation of information technology is the source of economic and cultural development and the promotion of quality of life through the exchange of information and the provision of public and private services. The purpose of this research is to present the model of information technology acceptance in Iranian ICT research centers. Employed experts worked on ICT projects in this research Statistical population. It was provided in one of the university searching centers. And so a convenience and purposeful Nonprobability sampling does (30 person). This paper examines the factors and parameters affecting the acceptance of information technology in ICT projects of the university research centers in the field of information technology. To collect the required data and information, a questionnaire was used & to analyze the data and information obtained from the questionnaires using the Spss 22 and Smart pls3 software. According to the calculations, the factors affecting the acceptance of information technology in university research centers can be divided into four categories: IT related factors, organizational factors, factors related to executive director and individual factors that are related to management (0.497), IT (0.460) and Individual factors (0.457) have an impact on the individual acceptance of information technology respectively and organizational factors (0.469) on the adoption of an IT organization Manuscript profile
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  7 - Investigating the Information and Communication Technology Deployment Impact on Energy Expenditures of Iranian households (A Provincial Approach)
  Elham Hosseinzadeh َAmir Hossein Mozayani
  20.1001.1.27170411.1400.13.49.3.8
  Nowadays, investing in information and communication technology (ICT) is inevitable, because it affects various aspects of human life, including the economy. Due to the rapid growth of population, increasing energy demand, and limited energy resources, one of the bas More

  Nowadays, investing in information and communication technology (ICT) is inevitable, because it affects various aspects of human life, including the economy. Due to the rapid growth of population, increasing energy demand, and limited energy resources, one of the basic measures to achieve sustainable development in countries, is optimization and reform of energy consumption structures. Given that the home sector is one of the main sectors of energy consumption, one of the effective approaches in reducing and managing household energy expenditures is to use ICT capabilities. In this regard, in this study, the effect of ICT expansion on energy consumption of urban households in Iran using the Panel Data method and GLS model during the period 2008-2015 and in the form of provincial data has been analyzed. The results indicate that in some models, a significant reducing effect of ICT on energy expenditure was observed. However, in most of the estimated models, there is no significant reducing effect of ICT on household energy expenditure. It seems that the main reasons for this are the subsidy structure governing energy prices, the low share of energy in total household consumption expenditures, the lack of proper consumption culture. Manuscript profile
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  8 - Employing a meta-synthesis to present a framework for commercial banks’ preparedness indicators in use of blockchain technology
  Zahra Khalili Masoud Keimasi Javad Abbasi Mohammadali Shahhosseini
  20.1001.1.27170411.1400.13.49.8.3
  Present study aimed at presenting a framework for commercial banks’ preparedness indicators in use of blockchain technology. To this end, the meta-synthesis research method was employed. Among from 306 resources found over meta-synthesis steps, a number of 38 papers inc More

  Present study aimed at presenting a framework for commercial banks’ preparedness indicators in use of blockchain technology. To this end, the meta-synthesis research method was employed. Among from 306 resources found over meta-synthesis steps, a number of 38 papers included our acceptance criteria. The four organizational, technical, individual and environmental factors were identified as indicators of commercial banks’ preparedness to use Blockchain technology. Organizational indicators included infrastructures development, managerial skills, human resources development, company or organization size, financial resources, receptive organizational culture, organizational policies, and senior management support. The technical indicators included complexity, technological security, access to technology, use of technology and specialized manpower. In addition, individual indicators included attitudes toward use, ease of use, perceived usefulness, and understanding of Blockchain technology. Finally, environmental indicators included rules and regulations, technology maturity, information exchange, compatibility, market dynamics, and governmental supports. Manuscript profile
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  9 - Explaining the adoption process of software-oriented networks (SDN) using the foundational data method and systems approach
  Elham Ziaeipour ali rajabzadeh ghotri Alireza Taghizadeh
  20.1001.1.27170411.1401.14.51.12.8
  Software Defined Networking (SDN) is one of the technologies with most promising role in digital transformation. Dynamic structure of SDN can adapt to ever changing nature of future networks and their users. The important impact of this technology on intelligence, agi More

  Software Defined Networking (SDN) is one of the technologies with most promising role in digital transformation. Dynamic structure of SDN can adapt to ever changing nature of future networks and their users. The important impact of this technology on intelligence, agility, management and control of current network devices as well as upcoming communication technologies reduces expenses and creates innovative businesses. Although, service providers are very interested in deploying SDN to transform their static infrastructures to a dynamic and programmable platform, they do not consider it as one of their priorities and still depend on traditional methods to manage their network. Therefore, this study highlights the factors affecting the acceptance of SDN architecture and its application by the national telecom operators, and proposes a comprehensive and new paradigm model using a systems approach and Grounded theory (Strauss and Corbin model). This innovative model is provided by systematically reviewing the theoretical foundations and conducting in-depth interviews with managers and experts in telecom industry. During the modeling process, more than a thousand initial codes were determined. Finally, based on the opinion of experts on these codes, a total of 73 open codes, 12 axial codes and 6 main categories have been extracted. Manuscript profile
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  10 - The Effect of ICT Development on Economic and Political Risk: A Cross Country Study
  َAmir Hossein Mozayani Sajjad  Faraji Dizaji Hossein Karimi
  20.1001.1.27170411.1401.14.53.3.3
  Today, information and communication technology has influenced all areas of human life, including economics and politics. In research on the effects of information and communication technology, its effects on economic risk and political risk have not been considered so More

  Today, information and communication technology has influenced all areas of human life, including economics and politics. In research on the effects of information and communication technology, its effects on economic risk and political risk have not been considered so far. Therefore, this study has examined the effect of ICT development on economic and political risk for three selected groups of developed, developing, and OPEC countries in the period 2007- 2019. The panel data method was used to estimate the model. Based on the model estimation results for all sample countries, the deployment of information and communication technology reduces economic and political risk; But the results are different for each group. As the development of information and communication technology in selected OPEC members and developing countries increases economic risk; But in developed countries, it reduces economic risk. Also, in OPEC member countries, no significant relationship was found between ICT and political risk, and in selected developed and developing countries, ICT increases political risk. Manuscript profile
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  11 - Power Efficient allocation in C-RAN with Multi access technology selection approach
  ALI ASGHAR ANSARI Mohsen Eslami Mohammad Javad Dehghani Saeideh Parsaei Fard
  20.1001.1.27170411.1401.14.53.9.9
  : In this paper, we consider an uplink economy-efficient resource allocation in a multicellular virtual wireless network with a C-RAN architecture where a MNO interacts with a number of MVNOs with a predetermined business model. In each cell of this system, two types of More

  : In this paper, we consider an uplink economy-efficient resource allocation in a multicellular virtual wireless network with a C-RAN architecture where a MNO interacts with a number of MVNOs with a predetermined business model. In each cell of this system, two types of multiple access technologies, namely OFDMA and Massive MIMO, are available for MVNO at two different prices. In this setup, we propose a multi access technology selection approach (MATSA) with the objective to reduce operating costs and maximize the profit of the MVNOs subject to a set of constraints, and formulate this resource allocation problem with the new utility function. Due to the existence of continuous and binary variables in the formulated optimization problem and also the interference between cells in data rate functions, this optimization problem will be non-convex with very high computational complexity. To tackle this problem, by applying the complementary geometric programming (CGP) and the successive convex approximation (SCA), an effective two-step iterative algorithm is developed to convert the optimization problem into two sub problems with the aim to find optimum technology selection and power consumption parameters for each user in two steps, respectively. The simulation results demonstrate that our proposed approach (MATSA) with novel utility function is more efficient than the traditional approach, in terms of increasing total EE and reducing total power consumption. The simulation results illustrate that the profit of the MVNOs is enhanced more than 13% compared to that of the traditional approach. Manuscript profile
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  12 - Presenting the ICT Policies Implementation Model of the 6th Development Using the Neural Network Method
  Nazila Mohammadi Gholamreza   Memarzadeh Tehran Sedigheh Tootian Isfahani
  It is inevitable to properly manage the implementation of information and communication technology policies in a planned way in order to improve the country's position in the fields of science and technology. The purpose of this research is to provide a model of the eff More

  It is inevitable to properly manage the implementation of information and communication technology policies in a planned way in order to improve the country's position in the fields of science and technology. The purpose of this research is to provide a model of the effective factors on the implementation of Iran's ICT policies with the help of the neural network technique and based on Giddens' constructive theory. From the point of view of conducting it, this research is of a survey type and based on the purpose, it is of an applied type because it is trying to use the results of the research in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and the Iranian Telecommunications Company. Data collection is based on library and field method. The tool for collecting information is research researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population of the research is information and communication technology experts at the headquarters of Iran Telecommunication Company (810 people), of which 260 people were randomly selected as a sample based on Cochran's formula. MATLAB software was used for data analysis. According to the findings, the best combination for development is when all input variables are considered at the same time, and the worst case is when the infrastructure development variable is ignored, and the most important based on network sensitivity analysis is related to infrastructure development and the least important is related to content supply. Manuscript profile
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  13 - Information Technology, Strategy Implementation, Information Systems, Strategic Planning, Input-Process-Outcome Framework
  Mona Jami Pour Shahnaz Akbari Emami Safora Firozeh
  20.1001.1.27170411.1402.15.55.6.7
  IT strategy is a key factor in improving the process and performance of companies in using IT. Hence, many companies have a strategic planning process, but only a few succeed in implementing strategies efficiently. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to design a pro More

  IT strategy is a key factor in improving the process and performance of companies in using IT. Hence, many companies have a strategic planning process, but only a few succeed in implementing strategies efficiently. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to design a process framework for implementing IT strategy; To identify the drivers, processes and consequences of implementing IT strategy in organizations. The present study is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach and in order to collect data, open and in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 experts in the field of IT using theoretical sampling. The results of the analysis show that the inputs under the headings of IT strategy implementation include environmental requirements of business continuity, structural-system cohesion, technology-oriented human resources, IT strategic leadership, skill requirements and common values. The second aspect of the IT strategy implementation model includes the dimensions of IT program monitoring and communication, structural appropriateness, development of support policies, budgeting and resource allocation, appropriate training, and the development of supportive culture. Finally, the implications of implementing an IT strategy, including those related to finance, internal process, customer, and growth and learning, were categorized. Manuscript profile
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  14 - Presenting the ICT Policies Implementation Model of the 6th Development Using the Neural Network Method
  Nazila Mohammadi Gholamreza  Memarzadeh sedigheh tootian
  It is inevitable to properly manage the implementation of information and communication technology policies in a planned way in order to improve the country's position in the fields of science and technology. The purpose of this research is to provide a model of the eff More

  It is inevitable to properly manage the implementation of information and communication technology policies in a planned way in order to improve the country's position in the fields of science and technology. The purpose of this research is to provide a model of the effective factors on the implementation of Iran's ICT policies by the neural network technique and based on Giddens' constructive theory. From the point of view of conducting it, this research is of a survey type and based on the purpose, it is of an applied type because it is trying to use the results of the research in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and the Iranian Telecommunications Company. Data collection is based on library and field method. The tool for collecting information is researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population of the research is ICT experts at the headquarters of Iran Telecommunication Company (810 people), of which 260 people were randomly selected as a sample based on Cochran's formula. MATLAB software was used for data analysis. According to the findings, the best combination for development is when all input variables are considered at the same time, and the worst case is when the infrastructure development variable is ignored, and the most important based on network sensitivity analysis is related to infrastructure development and the least important is related to content supply. Manuscript profile