Sci & Tech

Iranian researchers at Sharif University of Technology have successfully developed a 3D printer that can print items in micro and nano scales. 

As per an agreement signed between Iran’s Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology and Iran Zamin Bank, the latter will support local startups. The deal calls on the private bank to…

A $9.2 million telecom infrastructure development plan has been completed in East Azarbaijan Province while another initiative worth $5.8 million was launched on Thursday. The news was…

Iranian startups, with help from tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs, have launched a campaign to help restore businesses in provinces affected by severe flooding in March and April. The move,…

Iranian space scientists’ capabilities have been tapped by law enforcement forces to enhance the country’s war against drugs. On Monday, Iranian Space Research Center Chief Hossein Samimi and…

Iran wants to roll out a system for “securing online transactions and communications”, the outlines of which were ratified in the late Saturday session of the High Council of Cyberspace attended…

As of the beginning of the next academic year (Sept. 23), all smart schools in Iran will be evaluated and ranked on the basis of students and teachers’ access to information and communication…

Tehran Municipality intends to charge ride-hailing firms operating in the capital a 2% tax and the startups are fighting the idea tooth and nail.

A smart system, called Shahab, has been launched by Tehran Province Electricity Distribution Company to notify customers of probable power outages in advance.

Iranian Internet service provider HiWeb is considering a plan for acquiring a smaller ISP, Sabanet.  Reportedly, talks have been held between the two companies over the possible…

US-based code repository GitHub has curbed access for users from Iran citing US sanctions against the country. Over the past 24 hours, Iran-based users of GitHub have been receiving emails from…

Iran’s ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi hosted his counterparts from Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkey—Konstantin Noskov, Ramin Namiq Oglu Guluzade and Mehmet Cahit Turhan, respectively,…

India on Monday launched an ambitious mission to soft-land on the surface of the moon and deploy a rover, seeking to become only the fourth country to do so after Russia, the US and China.…

The 25th International Exhibition of Electronics, Computers and e-Commerce (Elecomp 2019) wrapped up on Sunday with a flurry of activity and numerous photo ops for officials. Undaunted by…

Eight medicinal products developed by an Alborz-based tech company were unveiled in a ceremony attended by Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari. In a visit to Temad Company…

Iran’s Social Security Organization, the largest insurance entity offering health services, has unveiled its long overdue digital health database on Thursday. The database is part of SSO's…

President Hassan Rouhani said the digital revolution has turned social media platforms into a barometer of a state’s legitimacy. The president made the statement at Smart Iran Summit held at…

ICT ministers of Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkey discussed the creation of a regional pact on information and communications technology.

Researchers of a domestic knowledge-based company have succeeded in developing an efficient sewage treatment device that purifies up to 99% of wastewater. Massoumeh Heydarzadeh, a researcher at…

Iran National Innovation Fund has allocated 110 billion rials ($900,000) to knowledge-based companies active in North Khorasan Province in the current Iranian year (started March 21).

From Silicon Valley to Tehran, tech titans and startups have regularly reported stories of gender inequality, harassment and abuse of power.  Taking a stance against such issues, Iran’s IT…

An Iranian delegation visited the INNOPROM International Industrial Trade Fair (shortened as INNOPROM 2019) held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on July 8-11. The four-day visit was aimed at…

Iran’s Information and Communications Ministry unveiled its long-awaited Startup Action Plan late Wednesday, which aims to create 68,000 jobs and give a boost to local tech firms.

As part of a drive to curb unwanted and annoying text message ads, Iran’s Communications Regulatory Authority has blocked over 131,000 cellphone numbers since November 2017, when an automated…

Iran has unveiled a modified version of Android, which Iranian officials claim is a more secure version of the operating system.