Determining Information Communication Technology Levels of G7 Countries: MEREC-CRITIC Integrated Weighted CoCoSo Methodology

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 219 - 242, 31.03.2024

Fatih Ecer Elçin Güneş

https://doi.org/10.30798/makuiibf.1281607

Abstract

Rapid developments in computer technologies have revealed the concept of information communication technologies (ICT). Countries are improving and developing their infrastructure for information communication technologies. In this context, assessing countries' ICT levels is a critical issue. In the study prepared with this motivation, the ICT performance of G7 countries is analyzed regarding ICT employment, ICT investment, ICT added value, ICT goods export, internet access, and access to a computer from home. First, the relative weights of these criteria are calculated with MEREC and CRITIC objective weighting methods, and an aggregated relative weight is determined. Afterward, the CoCoSo method is utilized to determine the ICT performance levels of countries. The results reveal that the export of ICT goods (0.3137) and internet access (0.1581) are the foremost criteria for developing ICT levels in G7 countries. Additionally, regarding the findings, the USA (6.0238) and the UK (3.4215) are the best countries in terms of ICT development level. On the other hand, Italy and Canada are at the bottom.

Keywords

Information communication technologies (ICT), Evaluation of information communication technology level, Digitalization, MCDM, Technology

G7 Ülkelerinin Bilgi İletişim Teknoloji Düzeylerini Belirleme: MEREC-CRITIC Entegre Ağırlıklı CoCoSo Metodolojisi

Abstract

Bilgisayar teknolojilerindeki hızlı gelişmeler, bilgi iletişim teknolojileri (BİT) kavramını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Devletler bilgi iletişim teknolojilerine yönelik altyapılarını iyileştirmek ve geliştirmek için adımlar atmaktadırlar. Bu bağlamda, ülkelerin BİT düzeylerini değerlendirmek kritik bir konudur. Bu motivasyonla hazırlanan çalışmada, G7 ülkelerinin BİT performansı BİT istihdam, BİT yatırım, BİT katma değer, BİT mal ihracı, internet erişimi ile evden bilgisayara erişim kriterlerine göre analiz edilmektedir. Önce, bu kriterlerin göreli ağırlıkları hem MEREC hem de CRITIC objektif ağırlıklandırma yöntemleri ile hesaplanmakta ve birleştirilmiş bir önem düzeyi belirlenmektedir. Daha sonra ise ülkelerin BİT performans düzeylerini belirlemek için CoCoSo yöntemi kullanılmaktadır. Elde edilen sonuçlar, BİT malları ihracı (0,3137) ile internet erişiminin (0,1581), G7 ülkelerinin BİT düzeylerinin gelişimi açısından en önemli kriterler olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Ayrıca bulgulara göre ABD (6,0238) ve İngiltere (3,4215), BİT gelişim düzeyi açısından en iyi ülkelerdir. Buna karşın İtalya ve Kanada ise son sıralarda yer almaktadırlar.

Keywords

Bilgi iletişim teknolojileri (BİT), Bilgi iletişim teknoloji düzeyi değerlendirme, Dijitalleşme, ÇKKV, Teknoloji

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