The Explanation of National Internet Concept based on Situational Analysis

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD Student of STI Policy, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

2 Professor of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/jstp.2021.14.3.1379

Abstract

Cyberspace, as a macro socio-technical system, includes various actors and stakeholders and numerous technical, social, cultural, and economic components. This complexity and diversity inevitably make the use of systematic approaches for structuring the problem inevitable. In this study, we introduced situational analysis as a new edition of grounded theory to structure complex issues. Scientific and philosophical traditions of the last decades of the 20th century, including postmodernism, poststructuralism, social constructivism, actor-network theory, and sociotechnical systems theory are the origins of situational analysis. Therefore, based on situational analysis, we tried providing a clear picture of the national internet concept in Iran. To this end, we first demonstrated the various tools of situational analysis approach and argued why it is helpful in cyberspace policy research programs. Then, we used qualitative data, such as official documents, books, papers, media reports to draw situation maps. Finally, based on the results of using situational analysis, we enumerated the advantages of situational analysis approaches for cyberspace policy.

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Journal of Science and Technology Policy
Volume 14, Issue 3 - Serial Number 51
September 2021
Pages 91-106

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