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Iran Plans to Establish Tech Town, Innovation Centers

An industrial tech town and a tech-based innovation center in Tehran are to be launched in the near future, with the former planning sections to house workshops, educational areas, exhibition space, innovation factory, support center and service office
Iran Plans to Establish Tech Town, Innovation Centers
Iran Plans to Establish Tech Town, Innovation Centers

Iranian tech officials are planning new projects to widen the technology ecosystem in the country and extend support to knowledge-based companies and startups.
Based on the most recent negotiations, an industrial tech town and a tech-based innovation center are to be launched in Tehran in the near future. 
During a Thursday meeting in Tehran, Esmaeil Qaderifar, an official with the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology, and Ali Tavakkoli, mayor of Tehran’s District 19, signed an agreement to build an industrial tech town for promoting technology and industrial innovations in a 27-hectare area, Mehr News Agency reported.
The town will have sections for workshops, educational areas, exhibition spaces, innovation factory, support center and service office. It is set to support tech units in training, making prototypes, industrializing and commercializing their ideas. 
Based on the agreement, the two sides agreed to prepare legal, financial and technical grounds for the implementation of the project. 

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