The Iran National Innovation Fund, backed by the government, has laid the groundwork for the general public to make micro-investment in startups and technology firms.
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Pardis Technology Park, located in east Tehran, has signed an agreement with the National Petrochemical Company to help indigenize its technologies, equipment and materials.
The technology ecosystem and a domestic copper company signed seven contracts totaling 500 billion rials ($1.8 million) with the help of the state-backed Iran National Innovation Fund.
Two universities in the southern provinces of Kerman and Fars have established tech centers, which will enhance academic efforts to strengthen the country’s technology ecosystem. The first…
After three days in space, SpaceX's first all-civilian crew returned to Earth tonight, splashing down off the Florida coast to end a historic mission. "It's been an amazing ride for…
Iran National Innovation Fund, affiliated with the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology, has extended loans worth 170 trillion rials ($618 million) to support the technology…
The Vice Presidential Office of Science and Technology has held 384 educational courses in a range of subjects to assist the development of tech-based firms and startups.
Only one-third of Iran’s land area is suitable for farming, but because of poor soil and lack of water, only 12% of this area are under cultivation (arable land, orchards and vineyards). Less…
The government has injected 30 trillion rials ($111 million) into the Iran National Innovation Fund to strengthen the domestic knowledge-based ecosystem. Aside from the capital injection, the…
KDDI, Japan's second-largest mobile provider, has emerged as one of SpaceX's partners in rolling out high-speed wireless coverage via satellites, Nikkei has learned, part of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk…
Telecommunications Company of Iran, Iran's top fixed-line operator, announced that it has linked over 45,000 schools to the internet in the last 18 months.
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in Iran in February 2020, local tech-based enterprises have stepped up efforts to help fight the deadly disease. Like many other countries…
Four local banks have reached a multilateral deal with the state-backed Iran National Innovation Fund to provide low-interest loans worth 10 trillion rials ($37 million) to emerging knowledge-…
Iran’s Communications Regulatory Authority has released a report on telecom infrastructure development in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (March 21-June 21). CRA’s report covers…
Iran's Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology is in talks to establish technology hubs in Iraq and Turkey, the two neighboring states, to boost the country's tech exports.
Support for Iranian startups and knowledge-based companies had been high on the agenda of the former president, Hassan Rouhani, during his eight-year tenure that started in 2013. Government…
Iran's newly-appointed minister of information and communications technologies declared that the National Information Network project will be completed in four years.
Iran’s Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology have inaugurated several tech projects in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan to boost its technological ecosystem. During…
The annual report published by Digikala, a domestic prototype of Amazon in Iran and one of the country's leading online retailers, casts light on Iran’s e-commerce scene in the previous Iranian…
Post Bank of Iran has signed an agreement with several state entities to promote the indigenization of technologies of banking and postal services in the country’s less developed areas with the…
A backlash over Apple's move to scan US customer phones and computers for child abuse images has grown to include employees speaking out internally, a notable turn in a company famed…
Iran's Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies has poured heavy investment in expanding ICT infrastructure across the country to improve the quality of life in rural regions.
An Iranian knowledge-based company, Rah Rooyesh Raad, has developed new agricultural technology solutions to expand the horizons of conventional farming. Early this week, the firm introduced…
Tech Sector Helps Cushion Impact of Water ScarcityTech Sector Helps Cushion Impact of Water ScarcityDue to Iran's dry and semi-arid climate, water scarcity has long been a problem, forcing governments and academics to explore innovative ways to manage water usage. One of the key bodies…
Iran’s Communications Regulatory Authority has released a report on mobile network operators in the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21).
