Evaluating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Levels in Visegrad Countries: A Performance Analysis Using MPSI-LOPCOW-BSS Framework

Abstract

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are the keys to the competitiveness of both states and businesses. The rapid advancements and developments in technology and communication have led to the emergence of information and communication technologies. The policymaking authorities are making the proper arrangements for the maintenance and growth of the infrastructure for information and communication technologies. In this view, the study and assessment of the ICT levels of different countries become a fundamental issue. Therefore, this project is an in-depth study of the Visegrad countries ICT performance, which was analyzed using the selected list of criteria which included; ICT employment, ICT investment, ICT value-added, ICT goods exports, internet access, and home computer access. In this research, the MPSI and LOPCOW methods were applied to determine the weights of the criteria, which were then combined with an aggregation operator to derive the final criteria weights. Soon afterward, the countries' ICT levels were ranked by means of the BSS method. The study proposes an integrated MPSI-LOPCOW-BSS decision support system. As a result of the application, the criterion with the highest weight was found to be "ICT Investment." The country rankings are Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.

Keywords

• Information and Communication Technology
• Multi-Criteria Decision Methods
• Decision Support Systems
• Visegrad Countries

Visegrad Ülkelerinde Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri (ICT) Düzeylerinin Değerlendirilmesi: MPSI-LOPCOW-BSS Çerçevesini Kullanarak Performans Analizi

Abstract

Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri (ICT), hem devletlerin hem de işletmelerin rekabetçiliği için anahtar konumundadır. Teknoloji ve iletişimdeki hızlı gelişmeler, bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin ortaya çıkmasına yol açmıştır. Politika yapıcı otoriteler, bilgi ve iletişim teknolojileri altyapısının sürdürülebilirliği ve büyümesi için uygun düzenlemeleri yapmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, farklı ülkelerin ICT düzeylerinin incelenmesi ve değerlendirilmesi temel bir konu haline gelmektedir. Bu nedenle, bu proje Visegrad ülkelerinin ICT performansını derinlemesine incelemektedir. Analiz, ICT istihdamı, ICT yatırımı, ICT katma değeri, ICT mal ihracatı, internet erişimi ve ev bilgisayarı erişimi gibi belirlenen kriterler kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada, kriterlerin ağırlıklarını belirlemek için MPSI ve LOPCOW yöntemleri uygulanmış ve ardından nihai kriter ağırlıklarını elde etmek için bir toplama operatörü ile birleştirilmiştir. Daha sonra, ülkelerin ICT seviyeleri BSS yöntemi ile sıralanmıştır. Çalışma, entegre bir MPSI-LOPCOW-BSS karar destek sistemi önermektedir. Uygulama sonucunda en yüksek ağırlığa sahip kriterin "ICT Yatırımı" olduğu bulunmuştur. Ülke sıralamaları ise Çek Cumhuriyeti, Polonya, Macaristan ve Slovakya'dır.

Keywords

• Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojisi
• Çok Kriterli Karar Verme Yöntemleri
• Karar Destek Sistemleri
• Visegrad Ülkeleri

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