The effect of the use of information and communication technology skills with empowerment indicators on staff in the Ministry of Sports and Youth of Islamic Republic of Iran (Case Study in Youth and Sports General Directorate of Guilan Province)

Information and communication technology (ICT) is one of the most important areas of development in the world. The purpose of this study was to survey the effect of the use of ICT Skills with empowerment indicators on staff in the Ministry of Sports and Youth of Islamic Republic of Iran. This study was an applied research and its method was descriptive correlational. The statistical population of this study was all staff in Youth and Sports Departments of Guilan Province. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was reported above 0.90 in both questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed by K-S test and Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient. The results showed that 59.43% of subjects were men and 40.57% of them were women and 90.10% of them were married, and 9.90% were single. The bachelor’s degree (49.82%) had the highest mean of academic education and doctorate (35.0%) had the lowest mean. The performance improvement index (4.461) had the highest mean and job variety (3.851) had the lowest mean among variables. Therefore, it is suggested that high level managers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth can empower their staff through the creation of a climate for staff’s more participation of ICT, the sufficient freedom for job responsibilities, the allow for the creativity and innovation, and the attention to low level staff’s comments and suggestions.