The most searched terms on the Iranian Android market Cafe Bazaar were games, WhatsApp, Instagram and Telegram, in the second quarter of the fiscal 2019-20.
Sci & Tech
<p>Read the latest news about Iran's technology industries, from startups, mobile networks, innovative companies and e-commerce.</p>
In a move to expand the science and technology park in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, four new sections have been inaugurated and added to the park's already active sections.…
Iran National Innovation Fund is planning to allocate 120 billion rials ($1 million) to supporting knowledge-based companies and startups in Kermanshah Province by the end of the current Iranian…
The Iranian Judiciary and Iran E-Commerce Union are working on a dispute resolution mechanism for addressing issues facing startups, the union’s spokesperson said. Reza Olfatnasab says, “With…
Based on a multilateral agreement signed by the ministries of industries and science and the General Staff of Armed Forces, a nationwide scheme has been launched to boost domestic production and…
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited tech firms and startups based in Azadi Innovation Factory in Tehran on Monday. On the same day, Vice President for Science and Technology…
South Africa’s MTN, which has been prevented by US sanctions from repatriating profits from its Irancell partnership, is reinvesting its profits in Iran, the MTN-Irancell CEO said. Bijan Abbasi…
Iran’s judiciary has issued an order calling on local internet service providers to block access to Google Play. Over the past few days, a scanned copy of the judicial order signed by Javad…
The Iranian Space Research Center has developed a communication balloon called Baam 300, marking a vital step toward extending communication services to less developed areas or in emergency…
Uber and Lyft are household names across the world, in the absence of which in Iran, two startups, Snapp and Tap30, set up online ridesharing platforms that have become vastly popular.
The 20th edition of Iran Telecom Fair (aka Telecom 2019) is to be held in Tehran between Dec. 17 and 20. According to the event’s website, some irregularities forced organizers to change the…
The first private post operator was introduced at Iran's Chamber of Commerce in Tehran on Monday. This fulfills the ICT Ministry’s long-awaited government promise of promoting private…
Iranian Space Agency and Qeshm Free Zone Organization are set to jointly establish a space science park on Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz. ISA CEO Morteza Barari and Managing Director…
The 12th edition of the Nanotechnology Festival and Exhibition (also known as IranNano 2019) wrapped up at Tehran’s International Exhibition Center on Sunday.
An Iranian delegation is planning to visit China’s Hi-Tech Fair, also known as CHTF 2019, from Nov. 10-14 in Shenzhen to expand bilateral ties and collaborations with innovative and knowledge-…
The final phase of Kudak Online (meaning Kids Online) festival will be held in late November to award 25 outstanding ideas, the event's secretary said.
Iranian ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, heading a delegation of 20 startups, has traveled to Yerevan to participate in the World Congress on Information Technology 2019 and DigiTec…
Tapping the capabilities of tech firms and knowledge-based companies in Iran is gaining momentum in various fields, including industrial production, urban development, road construction and…
The Interior Ministry has started the construction of waste treatment plants in the northern province of Mazandaran, calling on knowledge-based firms and startups to help bolster the work.
ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi and directors of Iran’s space program kick-started a weeklong event that coincides with World Space Week.
Domestic financial services group Turquoise Partners unveiled an online system to ease investment in startups at Iran National Library late on Wednesday. The system named Firouzeh Plat (…
The expansion of communication services and promotion of telecom infrastructure investment have been high on President Hassan Rouhani’s agenda since he took office for the first time in 2013.…
Expansion of technological ties with developed countries has been high on the Iranian government’s agenda, because of which ties have been forged with Sweden and Japan. Modares Environmental…
About 2.1% of the content published on the World Wide Web is in the Persian language and the share is growing fast. The figure was released byW3Techs that conducts technology surveys and…
A domestic knowledge-based company has signed cooperation deals collectively worth 600 billion rials ($5.2 million) with several Iranian companies active in the field of aviation industry.
