  One of the emerging technologies, which is expected to have tremendous
effects on community development, is the Internet of Things technology. Given
the prospects for this technology and the country's efforts to its development,
policymaking for this technology is very crucial. The technological innovation
system is one of the most important dynamic approaches in the field of modern
technology policy. In this approach, by analyzing various functions which are
influencing the development of a technology, the proper path to technological
advancement is explained. For this reason, 10 major factors influencing the
development of emerging technologies have been identified based on previous
studies in this area and the effect of ten factors on each other was identified
by using the system dynamics and the fuzzy DEMATEL method and the interactions
between these functions were modeled. Market formation, resource mobilization,
exploitation of the regime and policymaking and coordination functions have the
most direct effect on the other functions. Also, policymaking and coordination,
market formation, entrepreneurial activities, creating structure and resource
mobilization have the most total impact on the other functions. Regard to
resource constraint in the system, the policy makers should focus on those
factors which have the most direct and total impact on the others that in this
research are market formation, entrepreneurial activities, resource
mobilization and policymaking and coordination. Given the dynamic nature of
technology development, this model can help policymakers in the decision making
process for the development of the Internet of Things.
