Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management

Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management

Structural analysis of factors affecting the development of IT-based platform services

Document Type : Evidence based policy making for science and technology

Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Technology and Innovation Policy, National Research Institute for Science Policy, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Public Administration and Technology, Faculty of Management, Accounting, and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin , Iran,
3 Department of Public Administration and Technology, Faculty of Management, Accounting, and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Iran,
Abstract
Today, businesses are considered the main factor in improving the country's economy and creating employment through the implementation of policies that foster entrepreneurship and the establishment of supportive institutions. Therefore, the current research seeks to identify factors that affect the development of IT-based platform services. In this research, a questionnaire based on the fuzzy Delphi method was used to identify the factors. The statistical population of this research consists of 20 managers, professors, specialists, and experts who are associated with start-up companies. Due to the small size of the population, the entire population was considered as a sample. In this research, the influential factors were identified using the fuzzy Delphi method. The results of the research showed that providing access to financial resources is the most important factor affecting the development of IT-based platform services. On the other hand, improving the entrepreneurial environment through the establishment of laws is considered the least important factor in this area.
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  • Receive Date 18 September 2023
  • Revise Date 23 October 2023
  • Accept Date 28 February 2024