Sharif University of Technology and Tehran Municipality are jointly developing an ‘Innovation Zone’ in central Tehran to house startups and emerging technology firms. The zone is built on 250…
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The first — and only — total lunar eclipse of 2019 is happening on Sunday, Jan. 20, and those who live in North and South America will have a front row seat to the whole show.
The marketing holding company DNA Union in collaboration with local startup accelerator MAPS opened an innovation center in Tehran on Sunday to promote applications of cutting-edge technologies…
Fears that robots will eliminate your job are unfounded with a growing number of employers planning to increase or maintain headcount as a result of automation, staffing company Manpower Group…
In the coming fiscal (2019-20), the government expects to earn 100 trillion rials ($864 million) from the ICT sector, down 9% compared to projected income for the current year that ends in March…
A communication balloon that can be deployed during emergencies to provide telecommunication services was tested in Alborz Province.
A medical science and technology park ‘Salamat’ (health in Persian) was launched in Isfahan’s University of Medical Sciences earlier this week. The park, which sits in a 21-hectare area, cost…
As per an agreement between the ICT Ministry and the Department of Environment signed on Sunday, a project has been launched at Golestan National Park to equip the globally acclaimed natural…
Iran’s bid to put into orbit a micro-class non-military satellite named Payam failed due to technical problems during launch. ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi Monday evening wrote on…
A bloated bureaucracy, red tape and lack of well-defined and unambiguous legal frameworks regarding copyright and user privacy are the main hurdles Iranian startups and e-commerce firms say they…
Mashhad Municipality introduced an open API portal on Saturday in a move to enlist startups and fintechs’ help in transforming Mashhad into a smart city.
In the last fiscal that ended in March 2018, Iran’s mobile phone market was worth 17.72 trillion rials. At that time the greenback on average fetched 40,450 rials, which means the local…
By March 2018, more than 72% of households in Iran had access to the Internet, the Statistical Center of Iran reported. According to a survey conducted by the Information Technology…
Iranian Android market Cafe Bazaar in its latest report has said why apps mostly get rejected by it for distribution. Poor interface, low-quality content, and security flaws are among the main…
New guidelines are being drafted for startups in the field of tourism by Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization. It defines a transparent legal framework for activities…
A new version of the cryptojacking malware NRSMiner has been detected across Asia — especially in Iran and Vietnam — compromising computer systems which have not been patched against the well-…
An agreement was signed between United Nations children agency, UNICEF and Iran’s Pardis Technology Park on Tuesday. Among other things, development and application of child-friendly…
In an interview with the Financial Tribune, secretary of Iran E-Commerce Union Shayan Shalileh has discussed the impact of US-imposed sanctions on local startups and online businesses and…
Two Iran-made satellites have passed pre-launch tests and are ready for launch. The satellites 'Dousti' and 'Payam' (respectively friendship and message in Persian), are to be used to…
An agreement has been signed between mobile operator MTN-Irancell and the Mashhad Municipality as part of efforts to transform the metropolis in northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province into a…
Golestan National Park in the northeastern province of Golestan will be equipped with a smart fire alarm system by next March. With a 40 billion rials ($363,000) investment, the project is…
After a deputy attorney general said recently that Instagram should, and will be banned in Iran, the ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi made known that that would not help. After…
Sorkheh Hesar National Park located on the eastern flank of the capital will become the first smart park, as per an initiative of the Tehran Municipality Information and Communications…
Sixty Iranian online hospitality service providers received calls at the weekend from Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) warning them that if they do not…
Technology cold war. Decoupling. Weaponized interdependence. Whatever you call it, the US-China science and technology relationship is being violently rewritten.
