Sci & Tech
Read the latest news about Iran's technology industries, from startups, mobile networks, innovative companies and e-commerce.
September 27, 2022 18:15
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January 26,2021Islamic Azad University and Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Foundation have launched an initiative to support startups active in agricultural technologies (AgriTech) and expand Iran’s startup... -
January 24,2021An Iranian knowledge-based company has indigenized aviation technologies for conducting repairs and supplying devices to support domestic aviation industries amid US unilateral sanctions. Called...
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January 22,2021Four innovation centers have been launched in the shrine city of Qom to boost the tech ecosystem. During a Tuesday trip to the city, Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari...
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January 19,2021Iran’s Islamic Azad University has inaugurated a research and technology fund to back new tech teams and startups throughout the country. During a Wednesday event, Saeed Askari, the head of the...
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January 17,2021The Iranian government is investing in the expansion of infrastructure related to information and communications technologies to boost the quality of life in rural areas. The latest projects have...
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January 12,2021Efforts are on track in Iranian metropolises to increase tech centers and offer workspace and fiscal support to local startups. On Saturday, privately-owned Arya Electronic Company signed an...
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January 10,2021Iran’s game industry is growing at a more rapid pace, which has been attested by a comprehensive survey conducted by Iran Computer and Videogames Foundation. The foundation’s survey showed close...
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January 09,2021President Hassan Rouhani launched several technology development projects worth 4.52 trillion rials ($17.65 million) on Thursday to create 7,150 jobs. During a Thursday event, President Rouhani...
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January 05,2021Iranian officials have been working on replacing conventional water and gas meters with smart counterparts for years, but the program has been delayed due to reliance on foreign suppliers, high...
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January 03,2021Iranian Space Research Center handed over Pars1 satellite to Iranian Space Agency on Saturday after the satellite successfully completed all tests. The handover was conducted in a ceremony...
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January 03,2021Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University has opened 10 innovation centers to strengthen ties between the academia and Iran’s startup ecosystem. Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari...
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January 01,2021Iran’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies has launched projects to develop the poor communication infrastructure of the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan. During a...
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December 29,2020The average goods and services Consumer Price Index of “health and treatment” in the 12-month period ending Dec. 20, which marks the end of the ninth Iranian month, increased by 25.9% compared with...
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December 27,2020Iran’s Communications Regulatory Authority has recently released a report on the development of information and communications technologies over the past eight years. CRA attributes the expansion...
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December 25,2020Tech parks are sprouting throughout Iran, with officials pouring resources into the projects for boosting the country’s tech ecosystem. Several technology projects are on track in major Iranian...
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December 22,2020Iran’s first space innovation center was launched in Tehran to increase support for tech firms and startups working on space technologies and their commercialization. Sharif University of...
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December 20,2020The Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology has extended 18 trillion rials ($70.3 million) in cheap loans to 166 knowledge-based companies by using the resources of the National...
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December 18,2020The Iranian government and academia have jointly launched technology centers in three cities to expand startup and knowledge-based ecosystems. The centers are based in Arak, the provincial center...
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December 13,2020The Education Ministry is set to connect all Iranian urban and rural schools to the National Information Network within a year with 150 billion rials ($577,000) earmarked for the project in the...
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December 13,2020Richard Branson’s space tourism company Virgin Galactic had to abort its first powered test flight of its spaceplane from the company’s home in New Mexico, bringing the vehicle home before it could...
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December 11,2020Iran’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies has established over 80% of the infrastructure of the National Information Network, a deputy ICT minister says. During a Wednesday...
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December 08,2020A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on Monday to deliver vital supplies for NASA and try something brand-new: park itself without the help of astronauts.
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December 08,2020A large portion of Iranian startups and knowledge-based companies are focused on information and communications technologies, Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology’s survey showed....
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December 06,2020The Information and Communications Technologies Ministry and its affiliated organizations will get 38.1 trillion rials ($147.67 million) next year, according to the 2021-22 budget bill submitted to...
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December 04,2020A smart city online exhibition has been launched by Iran’s Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology, highlighting capabilities and potentials of Iran’s technology ecosystem. The...
