Technological Initiative Aims to Transform Tehran Into Smart City

Iran’s Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology has launched a tech initiative to expand the Iranian capital’s tech infrastructure and transform Tehran into a smart city.
The office has called on enthusiastic tech firms, startups and knowledge-based companies to submit their products and ideas to the office’s website until August 13, Isti.ir reported.
The National Elites Foundation and SmarTech accelerator company will help the vice presidential office judge and rank the best ideas and introduce them in a ceremony.
The winners will benefit from facilities like seed money, mentorship, technical support and legal consultation to commercialize their ideas.