The fifth round of Iran’s Serious Games Prize (SeGaP2021) festival organized by Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation awarded 18.7 billion rials ($64,500) to 63 winners.
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Iran's Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology has announced that 196 innovative projects have been implemented since the new government took office in August.
Iran’s Communications Regulatory Authority said on Saturday it has blocked over 357,000 cellphone numbers of advertisers from November 2017-21 for sending annoying spam texts. CRA's website…
To overcome agricultural problems such as water scarcity, lack of equipment and soil erosion, Iranian authorities have started embracing high-tech solutions offered by domestic knowledge-based…
In a follow-up of efforts linking ICT infrastructures to rural areas, 400 billion rials ($1.4 million) have been allocated to Kerman Province.
With the expansion of internet access and curbs on social interactions triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, people's preference for online shopping is growing worldwide, including Iran. E-…
Iran's Oil Ministry has signed a collaboration agreement with the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology for the avowed goal of bridging the technological gap in the domestic…
With the private sector’s financial support, 1 trillion rials ($3.57 million) have been allocated to help physicians link up with DrNext.ir, a local electronic health record and prescription…
SpaceX just launched its second rocket this week, this time carrying a stack of Starlink satellites into orbit in a foggy flight, before sticking a booster landing at sea.
Government officials have declared startup ecosystem Iran's future business sector, as it has the potential to reduce the country's reliance on natural resource sales and boost economic growth…
Tehran has been shortlisted for the World Smart City Award 2021 for the Neighborhoods Development and Citizen Engagement project (also referred to by the Persian acronym Baham, meaning Together…
Iran’s Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology is to inaugurate four tech projects in the northeastern province of Golestan this week, the head of the province’s tech park said.
Mobile network penetration rate in the country reached 156.64% in the first half of the current fiscal year (March 21-Sept. 22), according to Iran's Communications Regulatory Authority.
Iran's Information Technology Organization has loaned 2.1 trillion rials ($7.58 million) to 341 knowledge-based companies and startups in the first half of the current fiscal year (March 21-Sept…
Following the lead of Tehran and other Iranian metropolises, Zanjan, the center of the namesake province, has established a technology center to boost its startup ecosystem. During a Thursday…
To strengthen technological ties with regional countries, Iran has launched talks with Uzbekistan about establishing a science and technology center in Tashkent, the country's capital city.
Local banks have collectively paid 198.9 billion rials ($718 million) in loans to 857 knowledge-based companies and startups in the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22).
Government officials have proclaimed the startup ecosystem Iran's future business, as it is capable of reducing the country's reliance on the sale of natural resources. Loan and aid packages…
Mobarakeh Steel Company’s Digital Innovation Center at Tehran University’s tech park is planning a startup event to help upgrade the domestic steel manufacturing industry by employing modern…
The laureates of the fourth round of Mustafa Prize, granted to top researchers and scientists from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation member states, were announced on Oct. 12.
Iran Post Company, the state-owned corporation responsible for providing postal services in the country, has launched five tech centers to upgrade its services with the help of the local…
Iran’s Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology hosted a Kenyan tech and commercial delegation on Sunday to discuss collaboration in water and wastewater management technologies.
In order to strengthen Iran's regional collaborations in the field of information and communications technologies, ICT Minister Isa Zarepour attended the 12th Transport and Communication Forum…
Iran's Information and Communications Technologies Ministry has announced that by March 2023, all populated villages throughout the country will have access to high-speed internet. ICT Minister…
Following in the footsteps of Tehran, major Iranian cities such as Karaj, Tabriz and Yazd are establishing technology centers, which are expected to boost their startup ecosystems. In Karaj,…
