The Role of Communication and Information Technologies to Promote the Security and Sustainability Development of the Persian Gulf and Makran Coasts

Document Type : Research/Original/Regular Article

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1 PhD Candidate of Communication Sciences, Faculty of Communication Sciences and Media Studies, Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

2 PhD of Communication Sciences, Faculty of Communication Sciences and Media Studies, Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

3 PhD of International Relations, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The current study aimed to investigate the role of communication and information technologies to promote the security and sustainability of the Persian Gulf and Makran coasts. The method was mixed based on quantitative-qualitative data. In the qualitative phase, the population included all the university professors in the field of security and sustainable development, as well as researchers of Persian Gulf issues, from which 14 individuals were selected for the interview. In the quantitative phase, the population included all the journalists and media experts in the fields of economy, tourism, culture, social security and development of Makran region which were selected based on Morgan table and random sampling, from which 247 were selected and to which the related questionnaire was administered. Based on the quantitative findings, there was a relationship between the development of communication and information technology, reasons of underdevelopment and ways to avoid it, encouraging local elites to return to the region, encouraging foreign investors to invest in Makran region, expansion of tourism and attracting tourists to the region, identifying human and geographical talents of the region, development of social capital of the inhabitants, and their social security.

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Quarterly Journal of The Macro and Strategic Policies
Volume 10, Issue 39 - Serial Number 3
September 2022
Pages 644-667

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