دور الاستثمار في تكنولوجيا المعلومات و الاتصالات في تحقيق التنمية المستدامة : دراسة تطبيقية في وزارة الاتصالات العراقية

Abstract EN

The study aims to confirm that investing in information and communication technology (ICT) and harnessing its potential in Iraq in all aspects of life enables to obtain better responses to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such reducing poverty, creating jobs, as well as the issues of equity, social justice, education, health and environmental preservation.

The research is inspired by Ministry of Communications adoption of Sustainable Development goals (SDGs) and its attempts of incorporating them in its strategic plan and its efforts of implementing effective development programs.

However, its contribution is not realized yet due to security, economic and social crises.

In this context, the importance of investing in ICT to accelerated progress towards a society characterized by SDGs through achieving compatibility between economic and social dimensions without harming the environment.

The research addresses the the role of investment in ICT in achieving Sustainable Development and determining the level of awareness of the Ministry of Communications for investment in ICT as well as, highlighting the importance of ICT and verifying the validity of the correlation and impact between investment in ICT and sustainable development, based on statistical analysis.

The study tests number of core and secondary hypotheses on direction and magntidue of relations among variables.

The study opertionalized Likert scale to measure answers to study questionnaire.

It has been tested with statistical measures such as the Confirmatory Factor Analysis, the Weighted Mean, Standard Deviation, and The relative importance.

The research demonstrate a postivie correlection between investing in ICT and achieving Sustainable Development.