Sci & Tech
Read the latest news about Iran's technology industries, from startups, mobile networks, innovative companies and e-commerce.
June 22, 2021 18:57
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April 30,2021The state-run Iran National Innovation Fund has loaned 8 trillion rials ($33.75 million) to startups after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in mid-February 2020 to cushion the impact of the... -
April 25,2021Iran’s Information Technology Organization, affiliated with the ICT Ministry, has paid 919 billion rials ($3.83 million) in cheap loans to fledgling tech firms in 14 months since January 2019....
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April 25,2021A used SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the company's Crew-2 mission docked successfully at the orbiting lab early on Saturday.
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April 23,2021Iranian knowledge-based companies held an online meeting with their Kenyan counterparts early this week to help bolster the development of information and communications technologies in the African...
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April 20,2021Iran’s agricultural sector is getting a tech boost with 20 projects coming on stream with the backing of Agriculture Ministry and the private sector. The ministry is supporting the project through...
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April 19,2021Three projects have been unveiled to transform the transportation network of Isfahan into a smart system. During an event on Sunday, urban managers in Isfahan unveiled Automatic Vehicle Location...
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April 18,2021Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology has launched technology centers in two Iranian cities to boost technological development and provide workspace for knowledge-based companies....
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April 16,2021Iranian gamers spent 1.31 trillion rials ($5.24 million) on video games in the fiscal 2020-21, Iran’s Digital Games Research Center reported.
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April 13,2021Sales of Iranian startups and knowledge-based companies reached 1.8 quadrillion rials ($7.6 billion) in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2020), a senior official with the Vice Presidential...
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April 11,2021Iran's Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies provided 1.4 trillion rials ($5.6 million) in loans to startups and tech firms in the last Iranian year that ended on March 20, 2021....
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April 09,2021President Hassan Rouhani launched several technology development projects worth 34 trillion rials ($135 million) on Thursday to create jobs and promote self-sufficiency. Rouhani inaugurated the...
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April 06,2021Iran’s Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology has joined the University of Tehran to launch two innovation centers for expanding startup and knowledge-based ecosystems focused on...
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April 04,2021The Academic Center for Education Culture and Research has designed 14 tech projects for the current Iranian year (started March 21) to promote modern agriculture and livestock breeding. Darab...
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April 02,2021Iran’s Communications Regulatory Authority has released a report surveying the development of telecom infrastructure during the nine months to Dec. 20, 2020. CRA’s report presents a detailed...
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March 16,2021Over 90% of rural areas in the western province of Hamedan will be linked to high-speed mobile internet by early May, according to Information and Communications Technologies Minister Mohammad...
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March 15,2021Iranian academics are urging authorities and farmers to employ nanotechnology for modernizing the agricultural sector and curbing water use. Alireza Allafchian, deputy director of Isfahan...
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March 12,2021State-affiliated Iran National Innovation Fund has lent 50 trillion rials ($201.61 million) to knowledge-based businesses in the current Iranian year (ending March 20). Ali Vahdat, the head of...
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March 09,2021The revenues of Iranian startups and knowledge-based companies have exceeded $12 billion annually, Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari says. The vice president added that...
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March 07,2021The state-backed Iran National Innovation Fund has lent 40 trillion rials ($161.29 million) to knowledge-based companies and startups in the current Iranian year (ending March 20). According to...
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March 05,2021Iran’s House of Innovation and Technology Exports was launched on Tuesday in Damascus, Syria, to boost scientific and economic relations. The opening ceremony was attended by Iran’s Vice President...
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March 02,2021The University of Tehran and Tehran University of Medical Sciences have joined hands to establish a mega technology center called Knowledge City in the capital, the head of UT’s Science and...
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February 28,2021Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari has inaugurated 57 tech-based projects to boost the role of the technology in industrial fields. During an event held at the Iranian...
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February 26,2021SpaceX has fired up its newest Starship prototype for the second time, continuing the vehicle's test-flight prep.
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February 26,2021Iran’s Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology has signed an agreement with a knowledge-based company to implement a plan for incorporating modern technologies in agriculture. Vice...
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February 21,2021The 13th Iran Web and Mobile Festival wrapped up on Friday by introducing Iran’s top startups and entrepreneurs. Unlike previous years, the event was held online due to Covid-19. Iran’s startups...
