اثر فناوری اطلاعات و ارتباطات بر رقابت‌مندی صنایع ایران

This study aims to assess the impact of ict on the competitiveness of iranian manufacturing industry based on the classification of the isic three-digit code. panel data approach is employed to estimate imperial model using the data over the period 2000-2006. the results show ict have a significant and positive impact on the competitiveness of high-tech manufacturing industry (6 sectors) if only the index of measuring ict is included in the model as defined the share of the telecommunications and communications services in total costs paid for the services. furthermore, the findings show that the impact of ict depends on the type of costs and investments in the economic performance of same manufacturing industry. the industrial structure of the hardware industry is also an important factor in the evaluation of the impact of ict. this study also indicates that the amount of cost and investment in ict has no effect on the effectiveness of the competitiveness of industrial sectors and only quantitative increase in ict spending and investment cannot lead to increase the competitiveness of manufacturing industry.