Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Urban Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to present a role-playing model for municipalities in dealing with infectious diseases based on digital developments. The content analysis method has been used to identify the adaptation indicators of the role-playing model of municipalities about infectious diseases. The statistical population in this study includes professors and universities, municipal managers, physicians, and ordinary people. In this study, 11 members of the population were interviewed based on systematic sampling. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The collected interviews were analyzed using ATLASTI software and the content network was reached based on 6-step coding. The components of information and research are: Information and publicization of information, education, and research .The components of law and policy-making are: Policy-making, inter-organizational cooperation, licensing, culture-building, and prohibition, and the limitations of the components of participation and transparency are: Participation and collection of executive information. These include government-sponsered and political factors, information and education, weak laws, and managerial factors. The components of servicing and equipment are the disinfection of public centers, organizational services, and optimization of services. According to the results, the prevalence of this disease has accelerated the process of digital transformation in cities. The city and municipality of Amol are no exception to this, and in this regard, it has strengthened its online services and involved data collection and cross-sectoral cooperation with other institutions involved.

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