Sci & Tech
Read the latest news about Iran's technology industries, from startups, mobile networks, innovative companies and e-commerce.
March 14, 2023 20:55
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December 12,2021The government’s initiatives for extending resources and facilities to develop the technology ecosystem are helping curb the country’s dependency on oil-based revenues and establish a knowledge-... -
December 10,2021Tech officials in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan's provincial capital, intend to set up an innovation center for youngsters and elementary school students. According to Ali Fata, chairman of the province...
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December 07,2021The entry of conventional Iranian schools into the digital world has gained traction in recent years, as projects to connect urban and rural educational centers to high-speed internet are...
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December 07,2021NASA has named the members of its new astronaut candidate class who may help establish a sustainable presence on the moon.
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December 05,2021Government officials have declared the startup ecosystem to be Iran's future business sector because it has the potential to reduce the country's reliance on natural resource sales and boost...
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December 03,2021The fifth round of Iran’s Serious Games Prize (SeGaP2021) festival organized by Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation awarded 18.7 billion rials ($64,500) to 63 winners. Wrapped up on Nov. 26...
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November 30,2021Iran's Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology has announced that 196 innovative projects have been implemented since the new government took office in August. Speaking to reporters,...
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November 28,2021Iran’s Communications Regulatory Authority said on Saturday it has blocked over 357,000 cellphone numbers of advertisers from November 2017-21 for sending annoying spam texts. CRA's website said...
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November 26,2021To overcome agricultural problems such as water scarcity, lack of equipment and soil erosion, Iranian authorities have started embracing high-tech solutions offered by domestic knowledge-based...
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November 23,2021In a follow-up of efforts linking ICT infrastructures to rural areas, 400 billion rials ($1.4 million) have been allocated to Kerman Province. During a visit to the province on Monday, Hossein...
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November 21,2021With the expansion of internet access and curbs on social interactions triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, people's preference for online shopping is growing worldwide, including Iran. E-Commerce...
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November 19,2021Iran's Oil Ministry has signed a collaboration agreement with the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology for the avowed goal of bridging the technological gap in the domestic...
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November 16,2021With the private sector’s financial support, 1 trillion rials ($3.57 million) have been allocated to help physicians link up with DrNext.ir, a local electronic health record and prescription...
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November 14,2021Government officials have declared startup ecosystem Iran's future business sector, as it has the potential to reduce the country's reliance on natural resource sales and boost economic growth....
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November 14,2021SpaceX just launched its second rocket this week, this time carrying a stack of Starlink satellites into orbit in a foggy flight, before sticking a booster landing at sea.
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November 12,2021Tehran has been shortlisted for the World Smart City Award 2021 for the Neighborhoods Development and Citizen Engagement project (also referred to by the Persian acronym Baham, meaning Together),...
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November 09,2021After six months in space, SpaceX's Crew-2 astronauts returned to Earth on Nov. 8, splashing down off the Florida coast to end the private company's second long-duration mission.
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November 09,2021With the support of the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology, the Tehran-based Amirkabir University of Technology has launched its third technology tower to accelerate the growth of...
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November 05,2021Iran’s Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology is to inaugurate four tech projects in the northeastern province of Golestan this week, the head of the province’s tech park said. Mehdi...
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November 02,2021Mobile network penetration rate in the country reached 156.64% in the first half of the current fiscal year (March 21-Sept. 22), according to Iran's Communications Regulatory Authority. According...
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October 31,2021Iran's Information Technology Organization has loaned 2.1 trillion rials ($7.58 million) to 341 knowledge-based companies and startups in the first half of the current fiscal year (March 21-Sept....
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October 29,2021Following the lead of Tehran and other Iranian metropolises, Zanjan, the center of the namesake province, has established a technology center to boost its startup ecosystem. During a Thursday...
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October 26,2021To strengthen technological ties with regional countries, Iran has launched talks with Uzbekistan about establishing a science and technology center in Tashkent, the country's capital city....
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October 24,2021Local banks have collectively paid 198.9 billion rials ($718 million) in loans to 857 knowledge-based companies and startups in the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22)....
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October 19,2021Government officials have proclaimed the startup ecosystem Iran's future business, as it is capable of reducing the country's reliance on the sale of natural resources. Loan and aid packages have...
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