A model for governing the development and applicability of emerging technologies in rural-production centers of Iran

Document Type : Original Research

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1 1- PhD in Technology Transfer Management, Head of the Commercial Laws and Regulations Development Group, Deputy for Business Development, Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, Tehran, Iran University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Industrial Management, Information Technology and Technology, Faculty of Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran

3 Associate Professor Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

4 3- Associate Professor Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

10.22048/rdsj.2026.475035.2191
Abstract
Technologies are the most efficient factor in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of other production resources. In recent years, technology managers have tried to pave the way for the growth and development of emerging technologies in the target society by relying on governance functions. This research aimed to develop an appropriate governance model for the development of emerging technologies in Iran's rural production centers, and was conducted using a survey method and structural equation modeling in 1402. The statistical population of the research was 456 agricultural technology activists, of whom 314 were surveyed nationwide using a stratified random sampling method, based on the Morgan and Krejci table.Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire whose form validity was confirmed through convergent and divergent validity and expert opinion surveys, and its reliability was confirmed by examining the research model, calculating the extracted variance, and composite reliability. Pearson correlation coefficient (rs < 0.451 < 0.131) showed that there is a positive and significant relationship at the 99% level between governance indicators for the development of emerging technologies, and examining the relationships between latent and manifest variables and calculating factor loadings showed that the indicators of attention to sustainability in rural and agricultural production (0.808), transparency of programs and policies (0.786), foresight (0.773), legality (0.770), and development of infrastructure in rural-production centers (0.764) have the greatest impact on the developed governance model. The overall evaluation of the research model based on the GOF index was 0.586, and the validity of the model was confirmed by a panel of experts.Therefore, given the high speed of development of emerging agricultural technologies in industrialized countries, it is appropriate for our country's rural policy-making system, with national determination and will, to pay attention to the issue of interaction between influential institutions in the development of technological agricultural units in rural production centers and, through educational and promotional programs and the formulation of specific support policies in the target community, to introduce the capabilities and capacities of technological, modern, and advanced agriculture in the issue of technological development

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 21 February 2026