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Designing a Governance Model for Big Data Contracts in the Transition to a National Digital Economy: Structural-Interpretive Modeling and MICMAC Analysis

Document Type : Original Research Article

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Faculty of Law, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran

Abstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of designing a governance model for big data contracts in the transition to a national digital economy.
This study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-exploratory in terms of method, using structural-interpretive modeling (ISM) and MICMAC analysis. The statistical population of the study was composed of experts in the fields of digital economy, information technology law, public policy, and data management, of which 18 out of 35 people were selected through purposive sampling based on theoretical saturation. Data were collected by studying upstream documents, reviewing research literature, and completing paired comparison questionnaires. The content validity of the tool was confirmed by experts, and its reliability was also examined using the intragroup agreement index and the inconsistency rate. Data analysis was conducted using the structural-interpretive modeling approach and MICMAC analysis.
The findings showed that integrated data infrastructure, legal and regulatory frameworks for big data contracts, information security and privacy, transparency and accountability, and institutional coordination are among the driving and fundamental components in the governance of big data contracts. The results of the MICMAC analysis also indicated that compliance with national macro policies and institutional regulation are among the main influential and driving variables of this system.
Accordingly, the establishment of an integrated governance model for big data contracts can pave the way for the realization of a national digital economy by strengthening data-driven decision-making, improving the quality of regulation, increasing transparency, reducing corruption, and improving the efficiency of economic policymaking. Therefore, the proposed research model can be used by policymakers and managers as a strategic framework for designing institutional, legal, and technological mechanisms in the management of data-driven contracts and developing the country’s digital economy.

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