Explaining the Applications of Internet of things in Iran's Sports Industry: A Sustainable Development Approach

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student in Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch

2 Ph.D. Student in Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education, Razi University, Kermanshah

3 M.A in of Government Management, Faculty of Management, Institute for Management and Planning Studies

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to explain the applications of internet of things in iran's sports industry: a sustainable development approach. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of the method of implementation. Analytical hierarchy analysis (AHP) method was used in Expert Choice software to weigh the criteria and items. The statistical population of the study includes experts familiar with Internet technology of objects, which had a history of business cooperation, providing services or advice to sports centers, stadiums and clubs on the use of modern technologies, of which 15 of the above community were targeted. The results of hierarchical analysis show that, among the applications of Internet technology, objects in the sport industry of Iran, based on sustainable development indicators, were: safety of athletes with relative weight (0.284), performance evaluation of athletes with relative weight (0.270), facilitation of training with relative weight (0.207), progression of judgment in exercise with relative weight (0.148), and participation and interaction with affluent relatives (0.091) are most important. Therefore, in order to achieve sustainable development of the sports industry through the Internet, the objects should pay attention to these factors. Because the use of the Internet of objects will have very good consequences

Keywords

References

1- Aghaei Mirk Abad, A., Haji Zein El Abedini, M., & Aghaei Mirk Abad, E. (2017). Internet applications of things in academic libraries. Science and Education, 7(2), 129-135. (Persian)
2- Ahmadvand, A. M., Mahjoubian, A., NasrollahiNia, F., & Nasiri, H. (2018). Internet of Things; A system for improving the higher education system. Educational Technology, 4 (1), 1-14. (Persian)
3- Ansari, M., Mohammadian, A., & Nevisande, E. (2018). Identifying the applications of internet of things in the smart home by using meta synthesis  Method. Journal of Information
Technology Management, 9(4), 659-678. (Persian)
4- Badri Azarin, Y., Pashaie, S., Hafezi, V., & Fateh, H. (2018). Analysis the mediating role quality of ticket sale electronic services the performance of electronic customer relationship
management (E-CRM) of league football matches of iran. Communication Management in Sports Media, 5(19), 15- 26. (Persian)
5- Catarinucci, L., De Donno, D., Mainetti, L., Patrono, L., Stefanizzi, M. L., & Tarricone, L. (2017). An IoT-aware Architecture to improve Safety in Sports Environments.
6- Collis, B. (1998). Building evaluation of collaborative learning into a WWW-based course: Pedagogical and technical experiences. Indian journal of open learning, 7(1), 67-78.
7- Dabiri, F., Khalatbari, Y., & Zarei, S. (2017). Achieving sustainable development from the perspective of international environmental law. Quarterly journal of human and environment, 16(1),63-73. (Persian)
8- Ghasemi, R., Mohaghar, A., Safari, H.,& Akbari Jokar, M. R. (2016). Prioritizing the applications of internet of things technology in the healthcare sector in Iran: A driver for sustainable development. Journal of Information Technology Management, 8(1), 155-176. (Persian)
9- Ghodsipur, S. H. (2012). Analytical Hierarchy Process AHP. Tehran: Amir Kabir University, 10th edition. (Persian)
10- Hughes, W. R. (2009). A statistical framework for strategic decision making with AHP: Probability assessment and Bayesian revision. Omega, 37(2), 463-470.
11- Jafari, S., Akbari, B., & Alizad Rafie, S.M. (2017). An Investigation into the Role of Marketing Mix of Sports Clubs Sponsors. Communication Management in Sports Media, 5(1), 15-26. (Persian)
12- Jilcha, K., & Kitaw, D. (2017). Industrial occupational safety and health innovation for sustainable development. Engineering Science and Technology, An International Journal, 20(1), 372-380.
13- Kos, Anton, Wei, Yu, Tomažič, Sašo, Umek, Anton. (2018). The role of science and technology in sport. Procedia Computer Science, 129, 489–495.
14- Leveaux, R. R. (2010). Facilitating Referee's Decision Making in Sport via the Application of Technology. Communications of the IBIMA.
15- Nazari, A., & Andalib, E. (2018). Prediction of Customer Attraction through Marketing Mix Elements and the Use of ICT at Private Sport Clubs. Communication Management in Sports Media, 6(2), 89-98. (Persian)
16- Parei, A., & Hamidi, H. (2017). A method for fido management through biometric technology in iot. Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management, 33 (2), 801-836. (Persian)
17- Ray, P. P. (2015, December). Generic Internet of Things architecture for smart sports. In 2015 International Conference on Control, Instrumentation, Communication and Computational Technologies (ICCICCT) (405-410). IEEE.
18- Vermesan, O., Friess, P., Guillemin, P., Sundmaeker, H., Eisenhauer, M., Moessner, K.,... & Cousin, P. (2013). Internet of things strategic research and innovation agenda. River Publishers Series in Communications, 7.
19- Wilkerson, G. B., Gupta, A., & Colston, M. A. (2018). Mitigating sports injury risks using internet of things and analytics approaches. Risk Analysis, 38(7), 1348-1360.
20- Zarrin, S., Ali Mohammadi, M., & Siyadat, S. H. (2018). Future architecture: an innovative business model for the integration of cloud computing and the internet of things. Technology Growth, 14 (54), 26-34. (Persian)

Files

History

  • Receive Date: 14 April 2019
  • Revise Date: 10 August 2019
  • Accept Date: 19 September 2019

Share

How to cite

Statistics