International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 6(11) 2019, Pages: 55-67 Contents lists available at Science-Gate International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences Journal homepage: http://www.science-gate.com/IJAAS.html 55 Information and communication technology applications and their role in providing telecommuting job opportunities: A practical study on the private sector in Riyadh southern provinces Abed Saif Ahmed Alghawli 1, *, Abdulwasea Abdulghani Saif Almekhlafi 2 1 Computer Science Department, College of Science and Humanities at Aflaj, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2 Business Administration Department, Community College at Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history: Received 16 June 2019 Received in revised form 1 September 2019 Accepted 3 September 2019 This study examines: (1) the relationship between modern ICT applications and telecommunications in providing telecommuting job opportunities, (2) the differences among the average responses of the sample for modern applications of ICT based on sector type and company size, and (3) the relative importance of private sector preferences for modern ICT applications among private sector incorporating in Southern Riyadh provinces. The final sample of this study consists of 124 CEOs, managers, and deputy managers from 80 companies. Using a survey-based method in 2017, the results of this study indicate that the mastery of job seekers for ICT applications (combined) provides telecommuting job opportunities in the study sample city with an average of (3.14); the mastery of job seekers for (chat applications) provides telecommuting job opportunities in the study sample with an average of 3.96; the mastery of job seekers for work-from- home applications (virtual classroom applications and remote assistance applications) provides telecommuting job opportunities in the study sample with an average of 3.57; the mastery of job seekers for computer programs (office software) provides telecommuting job opportunities in the study sample with an average of 3.95; the mastery of job seekers for accounting and statistics programs does not lead to providing telecommuting job opportunities in the study sample as the average was 2.98; the mastery of job seekers for social networking applications (social networks) provides telecommuting job opportunities in the study sample, where the average was 3.62; the mastery of job seekers for designing programs provides telecommuting job opportunities in the study sample, with an average of 3.40; the mastery of job seekers for engineering planning programs does not lead to providing telecommuting job opportunities in the study sample, as the average was 2.14; and the existence of such kind of differences is due to demographic characteristics and their impact on the use of ICT applications. Keywords: Information and communication technology applications (ICTA) Job seekers Private companies Riyadh © 2019 The Authors. Published by IASE. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). 1. Introduction *Nowadays the world is witnessing a realistic change along with rapid dynamic developments in the field of modern Information and Communication Technology (henceforth ICT) applications, which are widely used individually and practically. The * Corresponding Author. Email Address: alghauly@yahoo.com (A. S. A. Alghawli) https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2019.11.008 Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6586-2141 2313-626X/© 2019 The Authors. Published by IASE. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) combination of ICT and telecommunications lead to new and modern ways of conducting business and opened up new horizons for providing tele- employment opportunities that serve both jobseekers and business organizations. These modern technological applications enable different organizations to increase productivity, and to reduce costs and time while performing such tasks. At the same time, mastering these applications represents telework opportunities for individuals who, due to certain social factors, were prevented from pursuing work and increasing their financial income in accordance with their social conditions (Basile and Beauregard, 2016; Raja et al., 2013; Martin and MacDonnell, 2012).