digital technologies

This paper aims to show the status of digital art in Iran and explain how the meaning of an artist has transformed in the digital age. The primary assumption of this paper is that the experience of digital art has again revived the collective experience in creating arts. Although, interactivity is considered to be the most important quality of digital art, their collective, collaborative and progressive qualities should as well be emphasized. These qualities have transformed all aspects of art. The present study focuses on the audience’s part in the foundation of producing art in new media art or digital art. Using Howard Becker’s idea of ‘the sociology of art’ we can show the process of change, that the notion of crowd production of art has undergone and almost reached its exact meaning. The current study is applying a qualitative approach using participation and interview techniques. The research was carried out during the Tehran Annual Digital Arts Exhibition (TADAX). The research data were obtained based on interviews with artists and participators in the four TADAX exhibitions from 2013 to 2016.

In recent years, circular business models have become an inevitable requirement to foster improvements in social, environmental and economic performance. The present study was conducted by combining previous research with the aim of providing a comprehensive picture of the components of the role of digital technologies in circular entrepreneurship with a focus on business models. The research methodology is qualitative with a meta- synthesis approach. Accordingly, after searching the databases including Elsevier, MDPI, Taylor & Francis, ScienceDirect, Emerald, Wiley, Springer, Noormags and SID in the time range of 2010 to 2024, 132 related studies were evaluated and finally, after multiple screenings, 36 articles were selected. Using seven-step model of Sandelowski and Barroso, the findings of 36 previous studies related to the objectives of the study were reviewed, aggregated, combined, and interpreted, and with the help of coding method, 26 codes, 11 concepts and 3 components were identified and validated through Kappa Cohen coefficient. The identified components were introduced under three components, including improving the element of the value proposition of the circular business model, improving the element of value creation of the circular business model, and improving the element of value capture of the circular business model. Finally, the model of the role of digital technologies in circular entrepreneurship with a focus on business models was presented and drawn.