E-policy Making: A System Approach Based on Evaluting ICT's Impacts

Abstract

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are now widely accepted by developing countries as a critical tool in their efforts, so policy makers should develop ICT policies or e-policies in order to monitor and evaluate political, socio-economic and cultural impacts of ICT and also measure progress in the use of ICTs to achieve the development strategies and policies. The paper focuses on the ICT's impacts as an important part in developing e-policies, including a comprehensive model based on system approach, appropriate frameworks for determining affecting and affected elements of ICT and a conceptual framework for analyzing and prioritizing different dimensions of the society. The paper is helpful to development planners because their concern is the use of ICTs for the community and they measure the benefits and outcomes of using ICTs in development terms