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- Title
The economic impact of COVID-19 and how technology can help.
- Authors
Khademian, Fatemeh; Khademian, Zahra; Koohjani, Zahra; Delavari, Sajad
- Abstract
Background: Today, the entire world has been affected by a new disease, called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As a result of this pandemic, financial activities have been significantly limited, and businesses of all sizes have been negatively affected. Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate how people's income was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran and how technology can help. Material and Methods: We designed an online survey to study how people's income has been affected by COVID-19 in Iran. We used an online questionnaire in Persian language. Results: Finally, a total of 1,498 participants were included in the survey. 57% of individuals reported that they were unemployed or had drop in their income. Only 1.9% of participants stated that the COVID-19 outbreak increased their revenue and had a positive impact on their job. Conclusion: In this situation, it seems necessary to accelerate digitization of industries. In this way, governments and policymakers can help through developing policies and regulations to facilitate digital transformation of traditional industries to digital economy as well as to upgrade ICT infrastructure, and to provide fastest internet connection.
- Subjects
IRAN; COVID-19; PANDEMICS; COVID-19 pandemic; ECONOMIC impact; PERSIAN language; INTERNET access
- Publication
Journal of Biomedical Physics & Engineering, 2021, Vol 11, p183
- ISSN
2251-7200
- Publication type
Article