The Impact of Information Technology on Solid Waste Treatment in Erbil City (An Analytical Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Municipal Workers)

Abstract

The research aims to study (the impact of information technology on solid waste treatment in Erbil city, an analytical study of the opinions of a sample of workers in (municipalities). The research was launched from a basic objective, which is to research the impact of information technology on solid waste treatment, and to achieve this objective, the research adopted the descriptive analytical approach, and the sample was represented by a group of workers in (municipalities). The research includes two variables, the independent variable is information technology, including two basic dimensions, which are (the importance of using information technology, awareness when dealing with solid waste), while solid waste was a dependent variable, and was represented by two dimensions, which are (to what extent do you see waste problems, educating citizens and reusing materials). The questionnaire form was the main tool for collecting data, and data was collected from (45) items from the study community. After testing the hypothesized relationships, a basic conclusion was reached, which is that there is a positive, statistically significant moral effect of information technology on solid waste treatment.