The UNICEF Innovation Fund is set to make up to $100,000 equity-free investments in early stage (seed) technology startups that have the potential to benefit humanity.
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<p>Read the latest news about Iran's technology industries, from startups, mobile networks, innovative companies and e-commerce.</p>
Nasa is officially looking for ideas from private companies to develop future lunar technologies, with responses due by the end of next month. In addition, the agency published its methodology…
Researchers at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran have developed an online monitoring system that lets parents and school management monitor school transport service.
Iran has made visible progress in enhancing the quality of modern communication services. However, Internet disruptions and high ping rates are still taking a toll on online games. The…
A new smart meter production line started early in the week by a knowledge-based company in Tehran. The company Electronic Afzar Azma manufactures three-phase static smart power meters…
Entrepreneurs, startup managers, stakeholders, guild members and ICT officials converged in Tehran for the 11th Iran Web and Mobile Festival (IWMF). Organized by the private sector, the two-day…
A competition organized by Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, called Artificial Intelligence Challenge (shortened as AI Challenge 2019) is underway. Since Feb. 5 programmers have been…
Following the launch of the Mobile Registry Scheme in December 2017, close to 250,000 smuggled cellphones have been detected and disconnected from local operators’ networks by mid-June 2018.
A joint communication taskforce is to be established between Iran and Iraq by March with the aim of boosting collaboration.
The 8th edition of Iran Video Game Festival is on track and 146 locally-developed games have been registered for the competitions that are held annually on the sidelines of the event.
Tech park ‘Digital Economic Development’ was launched in the shrine city of Mashhad on Monday by the ICT minister. During the inauguration ceremony Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said, “The tech…
A local vocational university affiliated to the ICT Ministry has introduced 150 instructors to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, who will provide conscripts with training in the fields of…
Iran is set to launch satellite ‘Dousti’ into space in the coming weeks, the ICT minister told a conference in Tehran on occasion of National Space Technology Day. “In the coming weeks, Dousti…
Urban planners and managers from Fars, East Azarbaijan, Qom, Isfahan, and Khorasan Razavi provinces were in Tehran on Thursday and reviewed projects that seek to transform the capital into a…
Representatives from Iraq’s telecommunication ombudsman and mobile and landline operators are to visit Tehran Feb 2-5. The visit is to help boost bilateral ties and enhance communication…
China-Iran Innovation Center was inaugurated on Wednesday in Chabahar Free Zone in southern Sistan-Baluchestan Province. An agreement was signed between the new center, International University…
Afghan ICT Minister Shahzad gul Aryobi visited Tehran earlier in the week and discussed with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi ways to expand ties in information and…
A decade after the launch of first Iran-made satellite, a conference is being held at Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) in Tehran to show the nation’s space plan of action.
A health startup accelerator has been launched in Tehran to support companies working on development of medical diagnostic devices. ‘Synapse’ has been established jointly by the Biotechnology…
At a friendly gathering in Pardis Technology Park in east Tehran the jury of Iran Web and Mobile Festival shortlisted nominees for the IWMF 2019 award. Two dozen CEOs of local startups and…
To help uphold consumer rights and some prodding from the Iran Information Technology Organization, Samsung has revised its smartphone warranty conditions.
Iran Telephone Directory Center that can be accessed by dialing 118 throughout the country will soon offer service in English and Arabic. The directory is established and managed by the…
From among 5.2 million console gamers in Iran, 63% prefer Sony PlayStation, 10% are enthusiastic fans of Microsoft Xbox while the remaining are either undecided or prefer handheld consoles made…
With rising public annoyance over the flood of advertisement messages, the ICT Ministry on Monday sent an ultimate to all communication companies asking them to halt services to ad senders. ICT…
Total annual revenue of Iran telecom industries stood at $7.8 billion by the end of 2016, indicating a 6% year-on-year growth, the International Telecommunication Union reported this week.
